flangeway means an early type of railway that used flanged rails rather than flanged wheels. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 88 out of 100.
flangeway is pronounced /ˈflændʒ.weɪ/.
Etymology
From flange + way.
noun
- An early type of railway that used flanged rails rather than flanged wheels.
- The gap in road surfaces, running rails at rails at junctions, etc, that allows the wheel flange of a rail vehicle to pass.“The factors in determining the width of flangeways between check rails and the main rail are the thickness of the wheel flange and the clearance allowed […]”