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hopper wagon

hopper wagon noun: a railway goods wagon which is used to transport bulk materials in a hopper, the load being usually discharged through the bottom of the wagon.

hopper wagon: a railway goods wagon which is used to transport bulk materials in a hopper, the load being usually...
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Noun

hopper wagon (plural hopper wagons)

  1. (UK) A railway goods wagon which is used to transport bulk materials in a hopper, the load being usually discharged through the bottom of the wagon.
    • Reshaping [of British Railways] initiated the development of what would become merry-go-round trains, delivering coal non-stop to power stations in newly built hopper wagons.2023 March 8, Gareth Dennis, “The Reshaping of things to come...”, in RAIL, number 978, page 48
    Synonyms:
    hopper car

Synonyms of hopper wagon

Forms of hopper wagon

pluralhopper wagons

Questions about hopper wagon

What does hopper wagon mean?
Hopper wagon means a railway goods wagon which is used to transport bulk materials in a hopper, the load being usually discharged through the bottom of the wagon.
What part of speech is hopper wagon?
Hopper wagon is a noun.
What is the plural of hopper wagon?
The plural of hopper wagon is hopper wagons.

Words near hopper wagon in the dictionary

  1. hopper boys
  2. hopper car
  3. hopper cars
  4. hopper crystal
  5. hopper crystals
  6. hopper wagon
  7. hopper wagons
  8. hopperboy
  9. hopperboys
  10. hopperburn
  11. hopperdozer

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