hump slug

noun

A kind of slug (locomotive accessory) designed for even slower operation than a yard slug, and able to push a long cut of cars over a hump at very low speed.

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Meanings

nounhump slug (plural hump slugs)

plural hump slugs

  1. rail transportA kind of slug (locomotive accessory) designed for even slower operation than a yard slug, and able to push a long cut of cars over a hump at very low speed.

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with hump slug

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Cite this entry
APA

hump slug. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hump%20slug

MLA

“hump slug.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hump%20slug. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hump slug,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hump%20slug.

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