platelayer
/ (ˈpleɪtˌleɪə) /
British a workman who lays and maintains railway track: US and Canadian equivalent: trackman
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How to use platelayer in a sentence
The platelayer, it is said, is instructed to wear a red tie so that on emergency it may be used as a danger signal.
The Heritage of Dress | Wilfred Mark WebbWardell helped to make the present railway, and has worked for fifty-five years as a platelayer on the line.
The Evolution Of An English Town | Gordon HomeIt is obvious the mobility of labor between the occupations of a platelayer and a barrister is not very great.
Supply and Demand | Hubert D. HendersonHis father is a platelayer on the railway receiving the magnificent sum of 16s.
Life in a Railway Factory | Alfred WilliamsNo platelayer other than the foreman shall be authorised to undertake any work interfering with the free passage of trains.
Minimum Gauge Railways | Arthur Heywood
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