"banking engine" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: banking engines [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} banking engine (plural banking engines)
  1. (rail transport, British) Synonym of banker (“type of railway locomotive”) Tags: British Categories (topical): Rail transportation Synonyms: banker [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-banking_engine-en-noun-qTVRWgPN Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header Topics: rail-transport, railways, transport

Inflected forms

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