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coaling stage

coaling stage noun: a structure, which took various forms, used to supply coal to steam locomotives.

coaling stage: a structure, which took various forms, used to supply coal to steam locomotives
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Noun

coaling stage (plural coaling stages)

  1. A structure, which took various forms, used to supply coal to steam locomotives.
    • Handsome 3001 gets away from the coaling stage at Mendota, Ill., in 1958 with a 16-car Illini Club excursion loaded with admirers.1959, Steam's Finest Hour, edited by David P. Morgan, Kalmbach Publishing Co., page 48 (photo caption)

Forms of coaling stage

pluralcoaling stages

Questions about coaling stage

What does coaling stage mean?
Coaling stage means a structure, which took various forms, used to supply coal to steam locomotives.
What part of speech is coaling stage?
Coaling stage is a noun.
What is the plural of coaling stage?
The plural of coaling stage is coaling stages.

Words near coaling stage in the dictionary

  1. coaligns
  2. coaliness
  3. coaling
  4. coaling plant
  5. coaling plants
  6. coaling stage
  7. coaling stages
  8. coaling station
  9. coaling stations
  10. coaling tower
  11. coaling towers

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