autoballaster

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noun

A type of ballast wagon, used to carry new ballast and then spread it along a section of railway track.

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Meanings

nounautoballaster (plural autoballasters)

plural autoballasters · alternative auto-ballaster

  1. rail transportA type of ballast wagon, used to carry new ballast and then spread it along a section of railway track.

    DB Cargo UK 66162 [...] and 66176 propel a train of autoballasters into Toton North Yard on July 20.

    2020 December 30, Rail, page 30, photo caption

Origin

From auto- + ballast + -er.

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APA

autoballaster. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autoballaster

MLA

“autoballaster.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autoballaster. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “autoballaster,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autoballaster.

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