"coaling plant" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: coaling plants [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} coaling plant (plural coaling plants)
  1. (rail transport, dated) A tall structure provided at a locomotive depot to supply coal to steam locomotives. Tags: dated Categories (topical): Rail transportation Synonyms: coaling stage, coaling tower Translations (Translations): hiilestystorni (Finnish), Bekohlungsanlage [feminine] (German)
    Sense id: en-coaling_plant-en-noun-tXjTM854 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: rail-transport, railways, transport

Inflected forms

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