flat wagon
flat wagon noun: an open railway wagon without sides and roof, or with very low sides.
Noun
flat wagon (plural flat wagons)
- An open railway wagon without sides and roof, or with very low sides.
- Two flat wagons carrying tanks were also seen here.1944 January and February, “Light Railways in Derbyshire”, in Railway Magazine, page 25
- One train ferry wagon, with the inscription "On hire to L.N.E.R.," was carrying British prisoners; and another odd sight was an L.N.E.R. container on a German flat wagon, offering "Door to Door Transport."1946 March and April, “Notes and News: Train Watching in a P.O.W. Camp”, in Railway Magazine, page 117
Synonyms of flat wagon
Forms of flat wagon
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Questions about flat wagon
- What does flat wagon mean?
- Flat wagon means an open railway wagon without sides and roof, or with very low sides.
- What part of speech is flat wagon?
- Flat wagon is a noun.
- What is the plural of flat wagon?
- The plural of flat wagon is flat wagons.
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