TRUNK LINE
\tɹˈʌŋk lˈa͡ɪn], \tɹˈʌŋk lˈaɪn], \t_ɹ_ˈʌ_ŋ_k l_ˈaɪ_n]\
Definitions of TRUNK LINE
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
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The main line of a railway: one of the unleased railway systems of the United States, which has an outlet at the seaboard, a continuous route from the interior, a distinct organization of its own, numerous branches, and tributary and leased lines under its control. The New York Central and Pennsylvania systems are among the leading trunk-lines of the United States, though there are a great many others.
By Daniel Lyons