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stoneblowers

stoneblowers is the plural of stoneblower.

Meaning of stoneblower

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

Questions about stoneblowers

What is stoneblowers the plural of?
Stoneblowers is the plural of stoneblower.

Words near stoneblowers in the dictionary

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

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