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Class of train protection systems for railways
Automatic train control (ATC) is a general class of train protection systems for railways that involves a speed control mechanism in response to external
Automatic_train_control
Railway signaling system
improving safety. A CBTC system is a "continuous, automatic train control system utilizing high-resolution train location determination, independent from track
Communications-based train control
Communications-based_train_control
Types, methods and safety
most. Alternatively, ATO can be defined as a subsystem within the automatic train control, which performs any or all of functions like programmed stopping
Automatic_train_operation
Class of vehicle protection systems for railways
Automatic train stop or ATS is a system on a train that automatically stops a train if certain situations occur (unresponsive train operator, earthquake
Automatic_train_stop
System installed in trains to prevent collisions through driver error
Collision Device Automatic Warning System Automatische treinbeïnvloeding (ATB) Automatic train control British Rail's ATP system Continuous Automatic Warning System
Automatic_train_protection
Railway fail-safe against human error
no contact. The Great Western Railway in the UK introduced its 'automatic train control' system in the early years of the 20th century. Each distant signal
Train_protection_system
Passenger rail crash in the United States
Proponents argue the train should have been equipped with positive train control (PTC), which can automatically stop a train or slow it to a safe speed
2015 Philadelphia train derailment
2015_Philadelphia_train_derailment
Railway safety system
Automatic Warning System (AWS) is a railway safety system invented in the United Kingdom. It provides a train driver with an audible indication of whether
Automatic_Warning_System
Train protection system
The Chinese Train Control System (CTCS, Chinese: 中国列车控制系统) is a train control system used on railway lines in People's Republic of China. CTCS is similar
Chinese_Train_Control_System
Type of train protection system
Positive train control (PTC) is a family of automatic train protection systems deployed in the United States. Most of the United States' national rail
Positive_train_control
2009 public transit accident in the Washington, D.C. neighborhood of Northeast
Automatic Train Control (ATC) system. The train behind it was therefore commanded to proceed at 55 mph (89 km/h). The operator of the striking train applied
June 2009 Washington Metro train collision
June_2009_Washington_Metro_train_collision
Type of train protection system in Japan
stopping errors and SPADs. TASC is also compatible with automatic train control (ATC) and automatic train operation (ATO), where in the latter case it acts
Train automatic stopping controller
Train_automatic_stopping_controller
Rail signaling equipment
The intermittent inductive automatic train stop (also referred to as IIATS or just automatic train stop or ATS) is a train protection system used in North
Intermittent inductive automatic train stop
Intermittent_inductive_automatic_train_stop
Railway cab signalling system
Automatic Train Protection (ATP) is a method of beacon based railway cab signalling developed by British Rail. The system was installed on the Great Western
Automatic Train Protection (United Kingdom)
Automatic_Train_Protection_(United_Kingdom)
Washington Metro was designed with advanced features such as Automatic Train Control, Automatic Door Opening, wayside cab signaling for speed limit enforcement
Washington Metro signaling and operation
Washington_Metro_signaling_and_operation
Railway safety system
signalling". Continuous systems are also more easily paired with Automatic Train Control technology, which can enforce speed restrictions based on information
Cab_signalling
Railway signalling system
Centralized traffic control (CTC) is a form of railway signalling that originated in North America. CTC consolidates train routing decisions that were
Centralized_traffic_control
Railway signaling system
The European Train Control System (ETCS) is a train protection system designed to replace the many incompatible systems used by European railways, and
European_Train_Control_System
Method of controlling single line railways
extended from the locomotive cabside just before the train passed the exchange point and then automatically retracted afterwards. These enabled handover speeds
Token_(railway_signalling)
Rapid transit line in the Greater Toronto Area, Ontario
converting its fixed-block signal system to a moving block—based automatic train control (ATC) system on Line 1 Yonge–University at a cost of $562.3 million
Line_1_Yonge–University
Train protection system in the UK and Victoria, Australia
purpose of TPWS is to stop a train by automatically initiating a brake demand, where TPWS track equipment is fitted, if the train has: passed a signal at danger
Train Protection & Warning System
Train_Protection_&_Warning_System
Railroad communications system
blocks. The system controls the movement of trains between the blocks using automatic signals. ABS operation is designed to allow trains operating in the
Automatic_block_signaling
German train protection system
influencing", translated as "intermittent train protection" or officially "intermittent automatic train running control"), highlighting that the PZB/Indusi
Punktförmige_Zugbeeinflussung
Automated people mover manufactured by Bombardier
and light rail in towns. They are operated by Automatic Train Control (ATC), making it fully automatic and driverless. The Innovia APM 100 is an evolution
Innovia_APM_100
Class of electric multiple units in Singapore
The trains were developed for airport and light rail applications. They are fully automated and driverless, relying on Automatic Train Control (ATC)
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Crystal Mover C810A
Mitsubishi_Heavy_Industries_Crystal_Mover_C810A
Train protection system in Japan
Advanced Train Administration and Communications System (ATACS) is an automatic train control (ATC) system developed by RTRI starting from 1995[citation
ATACS
Automatic train control systems
(former Bombardier) for the equipment on board a train used as a part of an Automatic Train Control system. Three different families exist, which are
EBICAB
Railway safeworking operations
signalling control is the process by which control is exercised over train movements by way of railway signals and block systems to ensure that trains operate
Signalling_control
Light rail line in Toronto, Ontario
connects underground with Line 2 Bloor–Danforth, and GO Transit. Automatic train control is used in the tunnelled sections. This first phase had an estimated
Line_5_Eglinton
Class of electric multiple units in Singapore
and light rail in towns and it is operated by Automatic Train Control (ATC), making it fully automatic and driverless. The use of rubber tyres and ceramic
Bombardier Innovia APM 100 C801A
Bombardier_Innovia_APM_100_C801A
Train protection system in South Korea
The Korean Train Control System (KTCS) is a train protection system established as a standard specification for the South Korean railway. Originally, KTCS-1
Korean_Train_Control_System
Transportation company
Metro, where it is responsible for the provision of rolling stock, Automatic Train Control, SCADA and other services; and signalling on LGV Est in France
Hitachi_Rail_STS
Beacon or transponder used on railways
moving block train protection system used in some parts of Japan Automatic train control (ATC), Automatic train protection (ATP), Automatic train stop (ATS)
Balise
In-cab signalling and train protection system
Bremssteuerung, automatic driving and braking control), which enables the driver to let the computer drive the train on auto-pilot, automatically driving at
Linienzugbeeinflussung
train control Converted from manual to automated operation Effective September 24, 2022, the entirety of Line 1 had been fully converted to automatic
List of semi-automatic train systems
List_of_semi-automatic_train_systems
Class of electric multiple units in Singapore
The trains were developed for airport and light rail applications. They are fully automated and driverless, relying on Automatic Train Control (ATC)
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Crystal Mover C810
Mitsubishi_Heavy_Industries_Crystal_Mover_C810
The history of automatic train operation includes key dates for system introductions of different Grade of Automation. The lower grades, such as the German
History_of_train_automation
Railway rolling stock manufacturer
late 19th century, such as the world's first electric train, when Siemens & Halske unveiled a train in which power was supplied through the rails, and the
Siemens_Mobility
Automatic Train Signallisation) which is similar to RS4 Codici (comparable to Pulse Code Cab Signaling in the US). In the newer ABTC-M block control the
KLUB_(train_control_system)
Railway signaling technology
Positive Train control is a type of automatic train protection system that prevents train-to-train collision, over speeding and unauthorized train movements
Transmission-based train control
Transmission-based_train_control
French rolling stock manufacturer
signalling, and locomotives, producing high-speed, suburban, regional and urban trains along with trams. The company and its name (originally spelled Alsthom)
Alstom
System for safely moving trains
safety of trains or train crews A train-order station is a control point at which trains can be stopped and controlled through the use of train orders.
Train_order_operation
Rapid transit line in Massachusetts, US
2027. The Red Line is fully grade-separated; trains are driven by operators with automatic train control for safety. Cabot Yard in South Boston is used
Red_Line_(MBTA)
Principle of signals used to control railway traffic
signaling (American English), is a system used to control the movement of railway traffic. Trains move on fixed rails, making them uniquely susceptible
Railway_signalling
South Korean machinery manufacturer
created a new technology record by successfully running a train in Automatic Train Operation (ATO) mode for the first time on Indian soil between Nagole
Hyundai_Rotem
Former Canadian rolling stock and rail transport manufacturer
Bombardier also supplied propulsion units, train-control systems, bogies, and other parts, and maintained train fleets. In addition to manufacturing a wide
Bombardier_Transportation
Japanese train manufacturing company
Shinkansen rolling stock, as well as their operating systems, including automatic train control. Hitachi also licensed the straddle-beam type of monorail from
Hitachi_Rail
Rapid transit system serving the San Francisco Bay Area
Station-to-station train movement, including speed control and maintenance of separation between successive trains, is entirely automatic under normal operation
Bay_Area_Rapid_Transit
Railway signaling system
situations, a system of signals is used to control the passage of trains between the blocks. When a train enters a block, signals at both ends change
Signalling_block_system
Line 4 Sheppard. Since 2022, Line 1 had been fully converted to automatic train control (ATC). Both of Toronto's newer lines, Line 5 Eglinton and Line
Signalling of the Toronto subway
Signalling_of_the_Toronto_subway
High-capacity public transport
automatic train control and, later, automatic train operation (ATO). ATO could start a train, accelerate to the correct speed, and stop automatically
Rapid_transit
route to the mainline are switched correctly. Under the non-automatic block system trains cannot leave a station without an appropriate token, even if
Japanese_railway_signals
Visual signal device for railway engineers
alignment of the switch points. Automatic traffic control systems added track circuits to detect the presence of trains and alter signal aspects to reflect
Railway_signal
Swedish railway signalling system
colour-light signals are used, together with the Ansaldo L10000 Automatic Train Control system. The main signals (huvudsignaler) display the following
Swedish_railway_signalling
Rapid transit system in Ontario, Canada
use standard-gauge train sets smaller than those used on Lines 1, 2, and 4. By using driverless trains with automatic train control (ATC), Metrolinx expects
Toronto_subway
Rail traffic control systems used in the United Kingdom
Western Railway introduced the Automatic Train Control (ATC) system in 1906. This system is the forerunner of today's Automatic Warning System (AWS) and consists
UK_railway_signalling
British railway signalling technology
workstations with VDU/LCD displays which depict the control area and is semi-automatic using Automatic Route Setting (ARS) – a computer-based route setting
Integrated Electronic Control Centre
Integrated_Electronic_Control_Centre
Rapid transit line in Greater Boston
trains. It uses a 152-car CRRC fleet built in 2018–2025. The Orange Line is fully grade-separated and trains are driven by operators with automatic train
Orange_Line_(MBTA)
Railway loop line in Tokyo, Japan
The E231 series supported a new type of traffic control system, called digital Automatic Train Control (D-ATC). The series also had a more modern design
Yamanote_Line
Rail traffic control systems in Australia
safeworking, where the presence of trains automatically control the signals after them, providing a safe distance between trains. Introduced from 1915, the system
Australian_railway_signalling
Warning system for train drivers used in Ireland
The Continuous Automatic Warning System (CAWS) is a form of cab signalling and train protection system used in Ireland to help train drivers observe and
Continuous Automatic Warning System
Continuous_Automatic_Warning_System
Operation of a train, bus, or tram by one person
introduction of OPTO over the next decade after the implementation of automatic train control (ATC) which would require new rolling stock as the current T series
One-person_operation
Electrical device used to detect the presence of trains on rail tracks
is an electrical device used to prove the absence of a train on a block of rail tracks to control railway signals. An alternative to track circuits are
Track_circuit
Intersection where a road crosses a railway at the same level
07 of the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices rapport d'enquête technique sur la collision entre un train Transilien et un véhicule léger survenue
Level_crossing
American company (1881–2009)
and counterweights Cab signaling equipment Automatic train control Automatic train protection Automatic train stop DC code systems Electronic communication
Union_Switch_&_Signal
Railway safety device
A crocodile is a component of train protection systems used in France and Belgium. It works similarly to the Automatic Warning System (AWS) used in the
Crocodile (train protection system)
Crocodile_(train_protection_system)
American manufacturer of railway signaling equipment
used. All products now use the Alstom brand. Automatic Train Control Automatic Train Protection Automatic train stop DC code systems Electronic communication
General_Railway_Signal
Set of instructions to a train crew
Track Warrant Control is also used in many other lower to medium traffic volume sections of the BNSF system, sometimes with an automatic block signal system
Track_Warrant_Control
Form of fixed railway signal
them to be located further from the controlling signal box. In some cases, they can be made to work automatically. The signals are designed to be fail-safe
Railway_semaphore_signal
Railway line in Lincolnshire, England
the line was used for an experiment with an early form of semi-automatic train control invented by Mr Wynford Brierly. A two-lever trip connected to a
Grantham and Lincoln railway line
Grantham_and_Lincoln_railway_line
Railway track status technology
Interstate Commerce Commission issued a ruling requiring trains to be equipped with automatic train stop technology if they were to be operated at 80 mph
Pulse_code_cab_signaling
Railway cab signaling technology used on high-speed rail
levels from TVM-400 up to TVM-440 (optional automatic train control) and TVM-450 (full driverless control). The line is divided into signal block sections
Transmission_voie-machine
locomotive operator of track conditions so that they may keep their train under control and able to stop short of any obstruction or dangerous condition
North American railroad signals
North_American_railroad_signals
Traffic control on Polish railways
name reflects the fact that it switches to a red (stop) aspect automatically after a train has passed it but it must be switched back to clear by an explicit
Polish_railway_signalling
include electrification of Caltrain, grade separations, and an automatic train control system between San Francisco and San Jose. The Authority will also
History of California High-Speed Rail
History_of_California_High-Speed_Rail
Passenger trains that run on the London Underground
end of 2018. A single control room for the sub-surface network is to be established in Hammersmith and an automatic train control (ATC) system will replace
London Underground rolling stock
London_Underground_rolling_stock
Rail rolling stock manufacturer
manufactured locomotives, high-speed, regional, metro and underground passenger trains, trams and people movers as well as freight wagons. Non-rolling stock businesses
Adtranz
Rail traffic control systems used in Norway
between a train dispatcher, and train drivers and other users involved in railway operations. Scanet was also connected to the automatic train control system
Norwegian_railway_signalling
Devices used to warn pedestrians and drivers of incoming trains at level crossings
before the train arrives (US), and will rise and the signals will shut off once the end of the train clears the island circuit. Automatic crossings generally
Level_crossing_signals
comprises color-light signals and fixed signs, used together with the Automatic Train Control system ATP-VR/RHK (an EBICAB 900 system better known as JKV, Finnish:
Finnish_railway_signalling
Spanish train protection system
Frenado Automático (ASFA; "Announcement of Signals and Automatic Braking") is an Automatic Train Protection system widely deployed on the Spanish rail
Anuncio de Señales y Frenado Automático
Anuncio_de_Señales_y_Frenado_Automático
Metro line in Bengaluru, India
200 Automatic Train Control system which will ensure optimal safety, flexible operations and heightened passenger comfort. The integrated control centre
Purple_Line_(Namma_Metro)
Sign with level crossings, often in a cross
counterpart. Older designs read "cuidado con el tren", meaning "beware of the train". In Argentina, the most common legend is "peligro ferrocarril" ("danger:
Crossbuck
Under-construction high-speed rail line in India
system for the Mumbai–Ahmedabad line, including the adoption of Automatic train control and dedicated tracks. JICA's report recommended constructing 63
Mumbai–Ahmedabad high-speed rail corridor
Mumbai–Ahmedabad_high-speed_rail_corridor
Line of Bengaluru's Namma Metro
200 Automatic Train Control system which will ensure optimal safety, flexible operations and heightened passenger comfort. The integrated control centre
Green_Line_(Namma_Metro)
Train protection system in North America
(ACSES) is a positive train control cab signaling system developed by Alstom. The system is designed to prevent train-to-train collisions, protect against
Advanced Civil Speed Enforcement System
Advanced_Civil_Speed_Enforcement_System
Greater Boston commuter rail system
with Positive Train Control using the Advanced Civil Speed Enforcement System. All lines have cab signals for automatic train control. The MBTA is a
MBTA_Commuter_Rail
Arrangement of railway signal apparatus
These arrangements are termed automatic interlockings, and the approach of a train sets its own route automatically, provided no conflicting movements
Interlocking
Type of railway signalling system
(1998). "The application of a transmission based moving block automatic train control system on Docklands Light Railway". International Conference on
Moving_block
Most trains on the New York City Subway are manually operated. As of 2022[update], the system currently uses automatic block signaling, with fixed wayside
Signaling of the New York City Subway
Signaling_of_the_New_York_City_Subway
Railway signalling system
the token. The token is then transmitted to the train by radio. The Solid State Interlocking controlling the system prevents the issue of any token permitting
Radio_Electronic_Token_Block
British railway signalling scheme
railway by allowing only one train to occupy a defined section of track (block) at a time. Each block section is manually controlled by a signalman, who communicates
Absolute_block_signalling
Psychological consequence of overuse of alarms
2009 train collision in Washington, DC, caused by a faulty track circuit which failed to detect the presence of a stopped train. Though the automatic train
Alarm_fatigue
1950 accident on the Long Island Rail Road
signal improvements and automatic train control. After the crash, the LIRR began a $6 million program to install Automatic Speed Control (ASC) on its tracks
Kew_Gardens_train_crash
Railway signaling in North America
known as Automatic Cab Signaling/Automatic Speed Control, or ACS), is often used as an overlay for ABS, Rule 251 and CTC. This system provides train crews
North American railroad signaling
North_American_railroad_signaling
Future rapid transit line in Toronto, Canada
capacity on Line 1 – including longer, walk-through trains, as well as the transition to automatic train control – to increase the frequency of service. In 2012
Ontario_Line
Swedish/US electric locomotive class
NJ Transit to help alleviate a locomotive shortage due to positive train control installation on their locomotives. However, they were never used for
ABB_ALP-44
Rapid transit system in Chicago, Illinois
Chinese government. The computer and software components and the automatic train control system will be made by U.S. and Canadian firms. The cars are being
Chicago_"L"
used to control only shunting movements, but nowadays, they apply to trains as well. Shunting movements do not leave a station whereas train movements
Railway_signals_in_Germany
Collision at Slough, England in 1900
passenger rolling stock, and the introduction of Automatic Train Control (ATC) in 1908. The local train pulled by a 'four-coupled bogie passenger engine'
Slough_rail_accident
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English (Devon)
English (Devon) : metonymic occupational name for a trapper or hunter, from Middle English trayne, Old French traine ‘guile’, ‘snare’, ‘trap’.English (Devon) : topographic name from Middle English atte trewen ‘at the trees’, or a habitational name from any of the places named with this phrase, for example Train, Traine, or Trewyn, all in Devon.
Boy/Male
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Knight's Attendant; Follower
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Cut in Two; Divided in Two
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High; Noble
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English
Follower.
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Muslim
Aromatic
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Cut in two.
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Australian, British, English
Sparkle
Female
English
Modern English name, either derived from from the vocabulary word, or a revival of the medieval English personal name Rayne, RAIN means "queen." Compare with masculine Rain.
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Sanskrit, Telugu
Rain; Grain
Surname or Lastname
English (of Norman origin)
English (of Norman origin) : topographic name for someone who lived near an ash tree or ash wood, from Old French fraisne, fresne ‘ash’ (Latin fraxinus).French : habitational name from a place in Vosges named Frain.
Girl/Female
English
Blend of Tara 'high hill' and Erin 'from Ireland. '.
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American, British, English, Hebrew, Irish
Of the Earth; Blend of Tara and Erin; From Ireland; Rocky Hill
Surname or Lastname
Irish
Irish : variant of Crehan.English : variant spelling of Crane.
Male
Vietnamese
Vietnamese name TRAI means "oyster."
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English
English : variant of Raine.German : topographic name from Middle High German rein ‘margin’, ‘boundary’, or a habitational name from a place in Bavaria named with this word.
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Fortuna.
Surname or Lastname
Irish
Irish : reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Dreain ‘descendant of Drean’, a byname possibly from dreán ‘wren’. The name is also found in Scotland.Irish (Cork) : reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Druacháin (see Drohan).English : from Middle English dreine ‘drain’, ‘ditch’, hence a metonymic occupational name for a ditch digger or a topographic name.English : variant spelling of Drane.French : reduced form of Derain, from Old French dererain ‘last’, hence a nickname for the youngest son of a family.French : habitational name from a place in Maine-et-Loire called Drain.
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American, Australian, British, Chinese, English, Latin
Abundant Blessings from Above; Ruler; Queen
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Peace
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Hindi
Pale.
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Healer; Festive Party
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Servant of the truth
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The Comedy of Errors' Twin brothers, both named Dromio, attendants on the twin Antipholuses....
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Bengali, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Sindhi, Tamil, Telugu
A Star
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Theft, robbery.
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French, Gujarati, Indian, Italian, Japanese
Like a God
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Hindu
Boy/Male
Tamil
Calm
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n.
Anything drawn out to a length; as, the trail of a meteor; a trail of smoke.
a.
A sort of spice, the grain of paradise.
a.
Not voluntary; not depending on the will; mechanical; as, automatic movements or functions.
v.
A roll train; as, a 12-inch train.
pl.
of Automaton
n.
The state or quality of being automatic; the power of self-moving; automatic, mechanical, or involuntary action. (Metaph.) A theory as to the activity of matter.
n.
Turn; tendency; inborn disposition. Cf. 1st Strain.
v. t.
To lead or direct, and form to a wall or espalier; to form to a proper shape, by bending, lopping, or pruning; as, to train young trees.
a.
Alt. of Automatical
v. t.
To teach and form by practice; to educate; to exercise; to discipline; as, to train the militia to the manual exercise; to train soldiers to the use of arms.
v.
Regular method; process; course; order; as, things now in a train for settlement.
v.
The after part of a gun carriage; the trail.
v. i.
To prepare by exercise, diet, instruction, etc., for any physical contest; as, to train for a boat race.
a.
Belonging to train oil.
a.
Pertaining to, or produced by, an automaton; of the nature of an automaton; self-acting or self-regulating under fixed conditions; -- esp. applied to machinery or devices in which certain things formerly or usually done by hand are done by the machine or device itself; as, the automatic feed of a lathe; automatic gas lighting; an automatic engine or switch; an automatic mouse.
v. t.
To draw along; to trail; to drag.
a.
To draw with force; to extend with great effort; to stretch; as, to strain a rope; to strain the shrouds of a ship; to strain the cords of a musical instrument.
n.
Anything drawn behind in long undulations; a train.