sand drag
English
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Sand drag at Tower Hill underground station, London
Noun
sand drag (plural sand drags)
- (rail transport, Britain) a pile of sand or earth at the end of a siding or bay platform, intended to stop trains that overrun or pass through trap points set for a siding.
Related terms
- buffer stop