skip car

noun

A small cart used to carry iron ore, coke, or limestone, especially inside a blast furnace. It travels through the furnaces on a skip hoist.

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Meanings

nounskip car (plural skip cars)

plural skip cars

  1. A small cart used to carry iron ore, coke, or limestone, especially inside a blast furnace. It travels through the furnaces on a skip hoist.
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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