Meanings
plural hopper wagons
- UKrail transportA railway goods wagon which is used to transport bulk materials in a hopper, the load being usually discharged through the bottom of the wagon.
Reshaping [of British Railways] initiated the development of what would become merry-go-round trains, delivering coal non-stop to power stations in newly built hopper wagons.
2023 March 8, Gareth Dennis, “The Reshaping of things to come...”, in RAIL, number 978, page 48Synonyms: hopper car
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA railway goods wagon which is used to transport bulk materials in a hopper, the load being usually discharged through the bottom of the wagon.
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hopper wagon. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hopper%20wagon
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