single-track
[ sing-guh l-trak ]
/ ˈsɪŋ gəlˈtræk /
adjective
(of a railroad or section of a railroad's route) having but one set of tracks, so that trains going in opposite directions must be scheduled to meet only at points where there are sidings.
having a narrow scope; one-track: He has a single-track mind.
Origin of single-track
An Americanism dating back to 1825–35
Words nearby single-track
single-shot,
single-space,
single-step,
single-suiter,
single-tongue,
single-track,
single-valued,
single-wide,
singledom,
singlehood,
singleness
British Dictionary definitions for singletrack (1 of 2)
singletrack
/ (ˈsɪŋɡəlˌtræk) /
noun
an off-road trail used by cyclists, wide enough for only one bicycle at a time
British Dictionary definitions for singletrack (2 of 2)
single-track
adjective
(of a railway) having only a single pair of lines, so that trains can travel in only one direction at a time
(of a road) only wide enough for one vehicle
able to think about only one thing; one-track