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rack [ræk]1 noun(a) (shelf) étagère f; (in shop) présentoir m; (on cycle) porte-bagages m inv; (for cooling, drying) grille f, claie f; (for fodder, bicycles, test tubes, pipes) râtelier m; (for bottles) casier m;∎ (luggage) rack (in train, bus) filet m (à bagages);∎ (tool) rack porte-outils m inv;∎ (clothes) rack triangle m (à vêtements);∎ to buy a suit off the rack acheter un costume en prêt-à-porter∎ to put sb on the rack faire subir à qn le supplice du chevalet; figurative mettre qn au supplice;∎ that question put him on the rack cette question l'a mis dans une position très difficile(c) Technology crémaillère f∎ rack of lamb carré m d'agneau∎ to hit the rack (go to bed) se pieuter, se bâcher∎ to go to rack and ruin (house) tomber en ruine; (garden) être à l'abandon; (person) dépérir; (company) péricliter; (country, institution) aller à vau-l'eau∎ to be racked with pain être perclus de douleur;∎ racked by guilt tenaillé par un sentiment de culpabilité;∎ her body was racked with sobs son corps était secoué de sanglots;∎ to rack one's brains se creuser la tête►► rack and pinion crémaillère f;rack and pinion railway chemin m de fer à crémaillère;rack railway chemin m de fer à crémaillère;British rack rent loyer m exorbitant∎ to rack sb back passer un savon à qn, remonter les bretelles à qn(points) marquer
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Rack railway — track using the Lamella system rack … Wikipedia
rack railway — n. COG RAILWAY * * * … Universalium
rack railway — n. COG RAILWAY … English World dictionary
rack railway — rack′ rail way n. rai cog railway • Etymology: 1880–85 … From formal English to slang
rack railway — noun Date: 1884 a railway having between its rails a rack that meshes with a gear wheel or pinion of the locomotive for traction on steep grades … New Collegiate Dictionary
rack-railway — /ræk ˈreɪlweɪ/ (say rak raylway) noun a steep railway fitted with a rack rail …
rack railway — noun railway for steep mountains; a cogwheel on the locomotive engages cogs on a center rail to provide traction • Syn: ↑cog railway • Hypernyms: ↑railway, ↑railroad, ↑railroad line, ↑railway line, ↑railway system … Useful english dictionary
rack railway. — See cog railway. [1880 85] * * * … Universalium
rack railway — noun a railway for steep slopes, having a toothed rail between the bearing rails which engages with a cogwheel under the locomotive … English new terms dictionary
rack railway. — See cog railway. [1880 85] … Useful english dictionary
Stuttgart Rack Railway — The Stuttgart Rack Railway ( Zahnradbahn in German) is a rack railway in Stuttgart, Germany. It is the only urban rack railway in Germany and it is powered by electricity.Affectionately called Zacke ( spike ) by the residents of Stuttgart, the… … Wikipedia