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てんしゃだい 転車台
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Noun
1. railway turntable​
Noun
2. car turntable; driveway turntable​
Wikipedia definition
3. Railway turntable​A railway turntable is a device for turning railroad rolling stock. When steam locomotives were still in wide use, many railroads needed a way to turn the locomotives around for return trips as their controls were often not configured for extended periods of running in reverse and in many locomotives the top speed was lower in reverse motion. Turntables were also used to turn observation cars so that their windowed lounge ends faced toward the rear of the train.
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