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tamping machine

tamping machine noun: a self-propelled rail-mounted machine used to pack or tamp ballast under railway tracks; a ballast tamper.

Noun

tamping machine (plural tamping machines)

  1. A self-propelled rail-mounted machine used to pack or tamp ballast under railway tracks; a ballast tamper.
    • By 1958, there will be available for service 100 ballast tamping machines and 16 ballast cleaning machines.1957 January, “Modernisation Plan Progress”, in Railway Magazine, page 15
    • The BRB has ordered from Plasser & Theurer, through Plasser Railway Machinery (GB) Ltd., a total of 27 Plassermatic VKR-05-E hydraulic track levelling and tamping machines with electronic-beam levelling units.1964 October, “News: New tamping machines for WR”, in Modern Railways, page 277

Forms of tamping machine

pluraltamping machines

Questions about tamping machine

What does tamping machine mean?
Tamping machine means a self-propelled rail-mounted machine used to pack or tamp ballast under railway tracks; a ballast tamper.
What part of speech is tamping machine?
Tamping machine is a noun.
What is the plural of tamping machine?
The plural of tamping machine is tamping machines.

Words near tamping machine in the dictionary

  1. Tampines
  2. tamping
  3. tamping down
  4. tamping iron
  5. tamping irons
  6. tamping machine
  7. tamping machines
  8. tampings
  9. tampion
  10. tampioned
  11. tampions

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