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match wagon

match wagon noun: a wagon attached to a rail-mounted crane to support the jib when the crane is being hauled in a train.

match wagon: a wagon attached to a rail-mounted crane to support the jib when the crane is being hauled in a...
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Noun

match wagon (plural match wagons)

  1. (UK) A wagon attached to a rail-mounted crane to support the jib when the crane is being hauled in a train.
    • Match wagons are provided to support the jib when the crane is travelling in train formation between locations and roller bearing axleboxes enable speeds of up to 60 m.p.h. to be maintained.1960 July, “Talking of Trains: New breakdown cranes”, in Trains Illustrated, page 392

Forms of match wagon

pluralmatch wagons

Questions about match wagon

What does match wagon mean?
Match wagon means a wagon attached to a rail-mounted crane to support the jib when the crane is being hauled in a train.
What part of speech is match wagon?
Match wagon is a noun.
What is the plural of match wagon?
The plural of match wagon is match wagons.

Words near match wagon in the dictionary

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  2. match safes
  3. match stick
  4. match sticks
  5. match up
  6. match wagon
  7. match wagons
  8. match'd
  9. match-cloth
  10. match-four game
  11. match-girl

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