single-track

Narrow gauge path

Single-track describes a path or route wide enough for only one vehicle or person at a time.

A single-track road requires pulling aside to let oncoming traffic pass.

A single-track railway runs trains in both directions on one set of rails.

Single-track trails are narrow paths for hiking or mountain biking.

Figuratively, a single-track mind focuses obsessively on one thing.

railway

locomotive

Railway pulling machine

siding · signal · junction · remote · rural · heritage · scenic · mountain · switchback · steam

cycling

trail

Path through wilderness

enduro · dirt · singletrack · flow · berm · switchback · technical · gnarly · rooty · rocky

hiking

trail

Path through wilderness

wilderness · outdoors · narrow · ridge · terrain · scramble · bushwhack · scenic · unpaved · meander

focus

concentration

Sustained single-minded attention

obsession · fixation · perseverance · tenacity · monomania · narrow · specialized · devoted · driven · relentless

Opposites
number of tracks/lanes

single-trackdouble-track

Two parallel rail paths

multi-track · dual carriageway · twin-track · four-lane · divided highway

cognitive/mental approach

single-trackmulti-faceted

Having many aspects

broad-minded · open-minded · versatile · flexible · wide-ranging

infrastructure complexity

single-trackmainline

Chief railway line

high-capacity · trunk line · superhighway · motorway · expressway

Family

single, track, singly, singles, singled, singling, singleton, singular, singularity

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G