Noun
(plural jerk-waters)
- (rail transport, pejorative) A branch line train, using light equipment
Adjective
(comparative more jerk-water, superlative most jerk-water)
- (US, colloquial, pejorative) Of an inhabited place, small, isolated, backward.
- (US, colloquial, pejorative, rail transport) Railroads with low traffic.
- jerk water
- jerkwater
Verb
- (US, rail transport, dated) To fill a steam locomotive water tank manually from natural water supplies.
Adjective
(comparative more jerk water, superlative most jerk water)
- (US, colloquial, pejorative) Of inhabited places, small, insignificant, isolated, backwards
