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block train

block train noun: a freight train that carries only one commodity.

block train: a freight train that carries only one commodity
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Noun

block train (plural block trains)

  1. A freight train that carries only one commodity.
    • Steel billet traffic in block trains from Briton Ferry to Langley Green has developed from an initial service of one train three times a week [...]. In addition, plans are now being formulated for the operation of numerous block trains formed exclusively of the new 32.4-ton BR brake-fitted hopper...1964 March, “News and Comment: More block trains in South Wales”, in Modern Railways, page 152

Forms of block train

pluralblock trains

Questions about block train

What does block train mean?
Block train means a freight train that carries only one commodity.
What part of speech is block train?
Block train is a noun.
What is the plural of block train?
The plural of block train is block trains.

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