metals

nounnounverbattested in dialogue

The rail tracks owned by a company or organisation; a rail network.

noun

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Also a form of metalplural of metal

noun

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The rail tracks owned by a company or organisation; a rail network.
It was appropriate that 'King' number 6000 began the return to steam on British Rail metals in 1971.
Now and again a night train roared along the metals within twenty feet of him; but he had all the Oriental’s indifference to mere noise, and it did not even weave a dream through his slumber.
They stood on the foot-bridge over Boathouse Station and looked at the metals gleaming coldly.
The way the glare from our engine firehole pulsated, reflecting continuously in the steam, combined with our achievement in keeping level with the lighter train until our metals parted at Wilton, provided another lasting memory.

verb

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Also a form of metalthird-person singular simple present indicative of metal

Metabolism · A post-war Japanese architectural movement that fused ideas…metal · Chemical elements or alloys, their ores, and the mines where…metallic · Of, relating to, or characteristic of metal.

metals · The rail tracks owned by a company or organisation; a rail network.

metaphor · The use of a word, phrase, concept, or set of concepts to…meteor · An atmospheric or meteorological phenomenon. These were…meteorite · A metallic or stony object or body that is the remains of a…

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