"ballast wagon" meaning in All languages combined

See ballast wagon on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: ballast wagons [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} ballast wagon (plural ballast wagons)
  1. (rail transport, UK) a hopper wagon used to carry ballast (stone) for railway track maintenance purposes. Tags: UK

Inflected forms

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