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sand dome

sand dome noun: a sand reservoir mounted on top of the boiler of a steam locomotive. The sand was used on wet rails to prevent slipping.

Noun

sand dome (plural sand domes)

  1. A sand reservoir mounted on top of the boiler of a steam locomotive. The sand was used on wet rails to prevent slipping.

Forms of sand dome

pluralsand domes

Questions about sand dome

What does sand dome mean?
Sand dome means a sand reservoir mounted on top of the boiler of a steam locomotive. The sand was used on wet rails to prevent slipping.
What part of speech is sand dome?
Sand dome is a noun.
What is the plural of sand dome?
The plural of sand dome is sand domes.

Words near sand dome in the dictionary

  1. sand darts
  2. sand diver
  3. sand divers
  4. sand dollar
  5. sand dollars
  6. sand dome
  7. sand domes
  8. sand down
  9. sand drag
  10. sand drags
  11. sand dune

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