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mineral railway

mineral railway noun: a railway used primarily for the transport of ore.

Noun

mineral railway (plural mineral railways)

  1. A railway used primarily for the transport of ore.
    • Just before Bloworth Crossing, you'll walk a short distance along the trackbed of the old mineral railway that connected the old ironstone mines at Rosedale with the blast furnaces of Middlesbrough.2019, Alan Staniforth, Cleveland Way, page 64

Forms of mineral railway

pluralmineral railways

Questions about mineral railway

What does mineral railway mean?
Mineral railway means a railway used primarily for the transport of ore.
What part of speech is mineral railway?
Mineral railway is a noun.
What is the plural of mineral railway?
The plural of mineral railway is mineral railways.

Words near mineral railway in the dictionary

  1. mineral makeup
  2. mineral makeups
  3. mineral oil
  4. mineral oils
  5. mineral processing
  6. mineral railway
  7. mineral railways
  8. mineral right
  9. mineral rights
  10. mineral salt
  11. mineral salts

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