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hopper wagons

hopper wagons is the plural of hopper wagon.

Meaning of hopper wagon

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

Questions about hopper wagons

What is hopper wagons the plural of?
Hopper wagons is the plural of hopper wagon.

Words near hopper wagons in the dictionary

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

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