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autoballaster

autoballaster noun: a type of ballast wagon, used to carry new ballast and then spread it along a section of railway track.

autoballaster: a type of ballast wagon, used to carry new ballast and then spread it along a section of railway...
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Noun

autoballaster (plural autoballasters)

  1. A type of ballast wagon, used to carry new ballast and then spread it along a section of railway track.
    • DB Cargo UK 66162 [...] and 66176 propel a train of autoballasters into Toton North Yard on July 20.2020 December 30, Rail, page 30, photo caption

Forms of autoballaster

pluralautoballasters
alternative formauto-ballaster

Origin of autoballaster

From auto- + ballast + -er.

Questions about autoballaster

What does autoballaster mean?
Autoballaster means a type of ballast wagon, used to carry new ballast and then spread it along a section of railway track.
What part of speech is autoballaster?
Autoballaster is a noun.
What is the plural of autoballaster?
The plural of autoballaster is autoballasters.

Words near autoballaster in the dictionary

  1. autobackups
  2. autobahn
  3. autobahnen
  4. autobahns
  5. autobalancing
  6. autoballaster
  7. autoballasters
  8. autoban
  9. autobank
  10. autobanks
  11. autobanned

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