Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

coaling plant

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.99 in modern English

Syllables: coal-ing -plant
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A tall structure provided at a locomotive depot to supply coal to steam locomotives.

Dated

Example Sentences

"Crewe North Motive Power Depot is to be modernised completely. This includes the provision of a new coaling plant, ash handling plant, and two new locomotive sheds of the latest roundhouse type, each with 32 roads radiating from a 70-ft. dia. turntable."
"The final stages will be the demolition next year of the remaining part of the steam Jubilee Shed and the removal of the great, unroofed coaling plant nearby (said to be the oldest in the country); the turntable is also to disappear."

Usage

Dated

Inflected Forms

coaling plants (plural)

Synonyms

coaling stage coaling tower

Questions

What does coaling plant mean?: A tall structure provided at a locomotive depot to supply coal to steam locomotives.

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