Meanings
nouncattle wagon (plural cattle wagons)
plural cattle wagons
- UKrail transporta covered or uncovered goods wagon (mostly formerly) used for the transportation of live cattle.
The 1950 programme of C.I.E. [in Ireland] provides for building 300 more cattle wagons, 200 covered goods wagons, and 30 more goods brake vans.
1949 November and December, “Notes and News: Rolling Stock Programme, C.I.E.”, in Railway Magazine, page 407Synonyms: cattle car
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna covered or uncovered goods wagon (mostly formerly) used for the transportation of live cattle.
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Finnish karjavaunu
- karjavaunutype of railway car
Hungarian marhavagon
- marhavagontype of railway car
Polish wagon bydlęcy
- wagon bydlęcytype of railway car
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