Definitions for tamping
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1. tamping

   A tamping machine or ballast tamper, informally simply a tamper, is a self-propelled, rail-mounted machine used to pack (or tamp) the track ballast under railway tracks to make the tracks and roadbed more durable and level. Prior to the introduction of mechanical tampers, this task was done by manual labour with the help of beaters. As well as being faster, more accurate, more efficient and less labour-intensive, tamping machines are essential for the use of concrete sleepers since they are too heavy (usually over 250 kg or 550 lb) to be lifted by hand. At its most basic, a tamping machine only packs the ballast. Some modern machines, sometimes known as tamper-liners or tamping and lining machines, also correct the alignment of the rails to make them parallel and level, in order to achieve a more comfortable ride for passengers and freight and to reduce the mechanical strain applied to the rails by passing trains. This is done by finding places where the sleepers have sunk from the weight of the passing trains or frost action, causing the track to sag. The tamper lifts each sleeper and the rails up, and packs ballast underneath. When the sleeper is laid down again, the sagged rails now sit at the proper level. Combining tamping and lining into a single machine saves time and money, as only one machine needs to be run over the track to perform both functions. Tampers frequently work in concert with ballast regulators, as part of a section crew.

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1. Tamping

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2. Tampingnoun

   the act of one who tamps; specifically, the act of filling up a hole in a rock, or the branch of a mine, for the purpose of blasting the rock or exploding the mine

3. Tampingnoun

   the material used in tamping. See Tamp, v. t., 1

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of tamping in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of tamping in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of tamping in a Sentence

1. Nikki Haley:

   Their brutal tactics are self-fulfilling. They're busy creating the very radicalism they claim to be tamping down.

2. Eric Hyers:

   There is not a county we are not competing in, and margins matter. Tactically, you don't have to win every single county. But tamping down margins where you can and running up margins where you can, that is how you win states.

3. County Mayor Carlos Gimenez:

   After all the success we have had tamping down the COVID-19 curve, we cannot turn back and overload our hospitals, putting our doctors and nurses at greater risk with more emergency room cases, everyone must do their part and follow the rules.

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References

1. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamping
2. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tamping