"coal train" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: coal trains [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} coal train (plural coal trains)
  1. (rail transport) a freight train which carries a single commodity: coal. Categories (topical): Coal, Rail transportation

Inflected forms

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