ballast car

noun

A hopper car or gondola car designed to transport and spread ballast on railroad tracks.

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Meanings

nounballast car (plural ballast cars)

plural ballast cars

  1. A hopper car or gondola car designed to transport and spread ballast on railroad tracks.
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Chicago

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