What does third rail mean?

third rail means "a rail through which electric current is supplied to an electric locomotive".

Is third rail a common word?

third rail is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Third rail — meaning and definition

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1 senseA person, place, thing, quality or idea.

1.
a rail through which electric current is supplied to an electric locomotive
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What does third rail mean?: third rail means "a rail through which electric current is supplied to an electric locomotive".
Is third rail a common word?: third rail is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for third rail come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.

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