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jinny road

jinny road noun: an inclined road in a coal mine, on which loaded cars descend by gravity, drawing up empty ones.

Noun

jinny road (plural jinny roads)

  1. An inclined road in a coal mine, on which loaded cars descend by gravity, drawing up empty ones.

Forms of jinny road

pluraljinny roads

Origin of jinny road

Compare gin (“an engine”), ginny-carriage.

Questions about jinny road

What does jinny road mean?
Jinny road means an inclined road in a coal mine, on which loaded cars descend by gravity, drawing up empty ones.
What part of speech is jinny road?
Jinny road is a noun.
What is the plural of jinny road?
The plural of jinny road is jinny roads.

Words near jinny road in the dictionary

  1. jinniyehs
  2. jinniyya
  3. jinniyyas
  4. jinns
  5. jinny
  6. jinny road
  7. jinny roads
  8. jinnyrickshaw
  9. jinnyrickshaws
  10. jinnywink
  11. jinnywinks

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