road slug

noun

A kind of slug (locomotive accessory) intended to serve as part of a regular locomotive consist for road haulage.

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Meanings

nounroad slug (plural road slugs)

plural road slugs

  1. rail transportA kind of slug (locomotive accessory) intended to serve as part of a regular locomotive consist for road haulage.
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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