"match wagon" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: match wagons [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} match wagon (plural match wagons)
  1. (rail transport, UK) A wagon attached to a rail-mounted crane to support the jib when the crane is being hauled in a train. Tags: UK Categories (topical): Rail transportation
    Sense id: en-match_wagon-en-noun-T9f7Nnjx Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header Topics: rail-transport, railways, transport

Inflected forms

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