"mineral railway" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: mineral railways [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} mineral railway (plural mineral railways)
  1. A railway used primarily for the transport of ore.
    Sense id: en-mineral_railway-en-noun-fznKb-Cq Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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