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Meaning of ferry wagon | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

Any type of goods wagon built for train ferry traffic to and from continental Europe.

UK, dated

Examples

“One train ferry wagon, with the inscription "On hire to L.N.E.R.," was carrying British prisoners; and another odd sight was an L.N.E.R. container on a German flat wagon, offering "Door to Door Transport."”

“The first of 150 Continental-type four-wheel ferry wagons ordered by B.R. have been received for the Harwich/Zeebrugge train ferry service. Built by the Pressed Steel Co., the vans have a maximum capacity of 20½ tons in ordinary and 18 tons in express freight service.”

CEFR level

B2

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

See also

Ferry-boat Ferry-operator ferryboat ferryboater ferryboating ferryboatman