"road slug" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: road slugs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} road slug (plural road slugs)
  1. (rail transport) A kind of slug (locomotive accessory) intended to serve as part of a regular locomotive consist for road haulage. Categories (topical): Rail transportation
    Sense id: en-road_slug-en-noun-Awo-mH-- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: rail-transport, railways, transport

Inflected forms

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