cog railway

n.
A railway designed to operate on steep slopes and having a locomotive with a center cogwheel that engages with a cogged center rail to provide traction. Also called rack railway.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: railway for steep mountains; a cogwheel on the locomotive engages cogs on a center rail to provide traction
  Synonym: rack railway

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