contact shoe

noun

Definitions

  1. A current collector on an electric train which is in contact with the live rail.

  2. A part of a pantograph on a train or tram which, when raised, maintains contact with an…

    A part of a pantograph on a train or tram which, when raised, maintains contact with an overhead electric wire.

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