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Meaning of hopper wagon | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A railway goods wagon which is used to transport bulk materials in a hopper, the load being usually discharged through the bottom of the wagon.

UK

Examples

“Reshaping [of British Railways] initiated the development of what would become merry-go-round trains, delivering coal non-stop to power stations in newly built hopper wagons.”

CEFR level

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

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