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stoneblower

stoneblower noun: a machine that automatically lifts and packs the sleepers of a railway with small-grade ballast, which is blown under the sleepers to level the track.

Noun

stoneblower (plural stoneblowers)

  1. A machine that automatically lifts and packs the sleepers of a railway with small-grade ballast, which is blown under the sleepers to level the track.
    • NR also plans to display a stoneblower from its track treatment fleet at the show. [...] They are known as stoneblowers because they use compressed air to 'blow' extra stones under the sleepers where required, to correct the level of the track.2021 April 21, Stefanie Foster, “Network Rail pledges major contribution to Rail Live 2021”, in RAIL, number 929, page 19

Forms of stoneblower

pluralstoneblowers

Origin of stoneblower

From stone + blower.

Questions about stoneblower

What does stoneblower mean?
Stoneblower means a machine that automatically lifts and packs the sleepers of a railway with small-grade ballast, which is blown under the sleepers to level the track.
What part of speech is stoneblower?
Stoneblower is a noun.
What is the plural of stoneblower?
The plural of stoneblower is stoneblowers.

Words near stoneblower in the dictionary

  1. stonebashers
  2. Stonebeck Down
  3. Stonebeck Up
  4. stonebird
  5. stonebirds
  6. stoneblower
  7. stoneblowers
  8. stoneblowing
  9. stoneboat
  10. stoneboats
  11. stonebound

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