Alignment

Alignment
Alignment A*lign"ment, n. [F. alignement.] 1. The act of adjusting to a line; arrangement in a line or lines; the state of being so adjusted; a formation in a straight line; also, the line of adjustment; esp., an imaginary line to regulate the formation of troops or of a squadron. [1913 Webster]

2. (Engin.) The ground-plan of a railway or other road, in distinction from the grades or profile. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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