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cog railway definition

cog railway

a railway for a very steep grade with traction supplied by a central cogged rail that meshes with a cogwheel on the engine

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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