ballast wagon

noun

a hopper wagon used to carry ballast (stone) for railway track maintenance purposes.

Meanings

nounballast wagon (plural ballast wagons)

plural ballast wagons

  1. UKrail transporta hopper wagon used to carry ballast (stone) for railway track maintenance purposes.
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