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rail wagon

rail wagon noun: any railway goods wagon.

Noun

rail wagon (plural rail wagons)

  1. (UK) Any railway goods wagon.
    • For general liquids other than those pre-heated or highly inflammable, these 1,030gal containers may be filled either on rail wagons or on the Bulkrane.1961 November, “Talking of Trains: The "Bulkrane" project of British Railways”, in Trains Illustrated, page 656
  2. (UK) A flat wagon used for carrying railway rails.

Forms of rail wagon

pluralrail wagons

Questions about rail wagon

What does rail wagon mean?
Rail wagon means any railway goods wagon.
What part of speech is rail wagon?
Rail wagon is a noun.
What is the plural of rail wagon?
The plural of rail wagon is rail wagons.

Words near rail wagon in the dictionary

  1. rail train
  2. rail trains
  3. rail transport
  4. rail vehicle
  5. rail vehicles
  6. rail wagon
  7. rail wagons
  8. rail yard
  9. rail yards
  10. rail-babbler
  11. rail-babblers

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