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Train Buffer End Railway Line Metal Discs Springs

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The b______ on a train or at the end of a railway line are two metal discs on springs that reduce the shock when a train hits them.The buffers on a train or at the end of a railway line are two metal discs on springs that reduce the shock when a train hits them.
word buffer
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noun
A buffer is something that prevents something else from being harmed or that prevents two things from harming each other.
Keep savings as a buffer against unexpected cash needs.
...a multinational buffer force between the two sides.
The Prison Service acts as a buffer between the minister and his critics.
The buffers on a train or at the end of a railway line are two metal discs on springs that reduce the shock when a train hits them.
A buffer is an area in a computer's memory where information can be stored for a short time.
If you refer to a man as an old buffer, you think they are rather foolish .
...a collection of old buffers who meet at the Grosvenor House once a month for lunch.
verb
If something is buffered, it is protected from harm.
The company is buffered by long-term contracts with growers.
inflections buffersbufferingbuffered
cefr-level C1

Tags: oxford5k::cefr-level:c1

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