jinny road

noun

An inclined road in a coal mine, on which loaded cars descend by gravity, drawing up empty ones.

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Meanings

nounjinny road (plural jinny roads)

plural jinny roads

  1. businessAn inclined road in a coal mine, on which loaded cars descend by gravity, drawing up empty ones.

Origin

Compare gin (“an engine”), ginny-carriage.

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

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

Chicago

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