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coaling stages

coaling stages is the plural of coaling stage.

Meaning of coaling stage

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)

Questions about coaling stages

What is coaling stages the plural of?
Coaling stages is the plural of coaling stage.

Words near coaling stages in the dictionary

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

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