coaling plant
coaling plant noun: a tall structure provided at a locomotive depot to supply coal to steam locomotives.
Noun
coaling plant (plural coaling plants)
- A tall structure provided at a locomotive depot to supply coal to steam locomotives.
- Crewe North Motive Power Depot is to be modernised completely. This includes the provision of a new coaling plant, ash handling plant, and two new locomotive sheds of the latest roundhouse type, each with 32 roads radiating from a 70-ft. dia. turntable.1948 November and December, “Crewe M.P.D. to be Modernised”, in Railway Magazine, page 372
- The final stages will be the demolition next year of the remaining part of the steam Jubilee Shed and the removal of the great, unroofed coaling plant nearby (said to be the oldest in the country); the turntable is also to disappear.1960 December, “New G.E. Line diesel loco maintenance depot at Stratford”, in Trains Illustrated, page 767
- Synonyms:
- coaling stage, coaling tower
Synonyms of coaling plant
Forms of coaling plant
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Questions about coaling plant
- What does coaling plant mean?
- Coaling plant means a tall structure provided at a locomotive depot to supply coal to steam locomotives.
- What part of speech is coaling plant?
- Coaling plant is a noun.
- What is the plural of coaling plant?
- The plural of coaling plant is coaling plants.
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