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rail wagons

rail wagons is the plural of rail wagon.

Meaning of rail 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.

Questions about rail wagons

What is rail wagons the plural of?
Rail wagons is the plural of rail wagon.

Words near rail wagons in the dictionary

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

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