English Dictionary

sanding gear

名詞

不可算名詞

(rail transport) Equipment for applying sand onto rails, to aid adhesion in slippery conditions.

日本語の意味

線路上に砂を供給する装置（滑りやすい条件下でレールの接着性を高めるための鉄道用設備）

The engineer inspected the sanding gear before the early shift to ensure the locomotive could maintain traction on the icy rails.

整備士は早朝の勤務前に撒砂装置を点検し、機関車が凍った線路でも十分に粘着できるようにした。

意味（1）

(rail transport) Equipment for applying sand onto rails, to aid adhesion in slippery conditions.

The provision of sanding-gear on brake vans operating over such lines should be compulsory (this old Highland brake was not so fitted); ….