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Meaning of coal pusher | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

a device used to push coal forward in the tender of a steam locomotive.

Examples

“The M-1's had roller bearings on all axles, high-speed Franklin boosters, steam lines, tender coal pushers - all the gadgets one could ask.”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

See also

coal rank coal roller coal scuttle coal scuttle helmet coal seam coal tar