English

Pronunciation
audio|en-us-points.ogg|Audio (US)

Noun
points

1. plural of|point
2. context|Rail transport|UK Movable rails which can be used to switch a train from one railway track to another.
3. automotive The two metal surfaces in a distributor which close or open to allow current to flow or not through the ignition coil. Each surface is called a point singular (there's usually a moving point which is pushed by the distributor cam and a fixed point which isn't), but they're made together in a unit and serviced or replaced that way and are hence normally called points plural.

Synonyms
switch (Movable rails used to switch a train from one railway track to another.)

Translations
trans-top|plural form of point
trans-mid
trans-bottom

trans-top|moveable rails used to switch a train from one track to another
trans-mid
trans-bottom

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trans-top|translations to be checked
ttbc|German: Weiche f
trans-mid
trans-bottom

Verb
points

1. third-person singular of|point

Category:English pluralia tantum
Category:Rail transportation

French

Pronunciation
IPA|/pw��/

Noun
points

1. plural of|point#French|point

fr:points
io:points
ru:points
vi:points

• 2007-10-06 15:29 - Connel MacKenzie - ===Hdr===, [[User:Connel MacKenzie/Format|fmt]]

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