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banking engine

banking engine noun: synonym of banker (“type of railway locomotive”).

Noun

banking engine (plural banking engines)

  1. (UK) Synonym of banker (“type of railway locomotive”).
    • Speaking of locomotive surefootedness, I was immensely impressed, on a recent journey with the down "Ulsterman" from Euston, when "Royal Scot" 4-6-0 No. 46168, The Girl Guide, cleanly lifted a well-filled 15-coach train of 471 tons tare and 500 tons gross out of the terminus without the service of...1953 November, Cecil J. Allen, “British Locomotive Practice and Performance”, in Railway Magazine, page 760
    • When the widening is complete, the majority of the trains from Tees-side and the North which have hitherto had to be routed via the Leeds Northern line (Ripon, Harrogate and Wetherby) will be diverted over the main line via York. This avoids the necessity to provide banking engines on the Leeds...1959 November, “Talking of Trains: Widening north of York”, in Trains Illustrated, page 518
    Synonyms:
    banker

Synonyms of banking engine

Forms of banking engine

pluralbanking engines

Questions about banking engine

What does banking engine mean?
Banking engine means synonym of banker (“type of railway locomotive”).
What part of speech is banking engine?
Banking engine is a noun.
What is the plural of banking engine?
The plural of banking engine is banking engines.

Words near banking engine in the dictionary

  1. bankholder
  2. bankholders
  3. bankie
  4. Bankies
  5. banking
  6. banking engine
  7. banking engines
  8. banking game
  9. banking games
  10. banking on
  11. banking pin

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