tracklaying
nounUK /ˈtrækˌleɪɪŋ/
US /ˈtrækˌleɪɪŋ/
The job of putting down the metal rails that trains run on.
The crew finished tracklaying before the new train line opened.
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2. The process of building or extending a railway line.
Tracklaying through the mountains took several years.
3. In film and animation, the work of creating a path along which a camera or object moves.
The animator spent the morning on tracklaying for the chase scene.
4. The act of laying down a recorded track or musical part.
Tracklaying for the album began in a small studio.