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  • 1Rolling stock — is the collective term that describes all the vehicles that move on a railway. It usually includes both powered and unpowered vehicles, for example locomotives, railroad cars, coaches and wagons. [cite web |url=http://www.yaxham light… …

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  • 2rolling stock — ˈrolling ˌstock noun [uncountable] TRANSPORT all the trains, carriages etc that are used on a railway: • Amtrak is upgrading (= improving ) its rolling stock and selling off its old cars. * * * rolling stock UK US noun [U] TRANSPORT ► …

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  • 3Rolling stock — Rolling Roll ing, a. 1. Rotating on an axis, or moving along a surface by rotation; turning over and over as if on an axis or a pivot; as, a rolling wheel or ball. [1913 Webster] 2. Moving on wheels or rollers, or as if on wheels or rollers; as,… …

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  • 4Rolling Stock — was a newspaper of ideas and a chronicle of the 1980s published in Boulder, Colorado by Ed Dorn and Jennifer Dunbar Dorn. The paper had a regional motif, but featured correspondents covering the world, including Woody Haut on Labor, John Daley on …

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  • 5rolling stock — n [U] all the trains, carriages etc that are used on a railway …

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  • 6rolling stock — rolling ,stock noun uncount the engines, cars, and other parts of trains used on a railroad …

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  • 7rolling stock — ► NOUN 1) locomotives, carriages, or other vehicles used on a railway. 2) US the road vehicles of a trucking company …

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  • 8rolling stock — n. all the locomotives, cars, etc. of a railroad, or the trucks, trailers, etc. of a trucking company …

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  • 9rolling stock — N UNCOUNT Rolling stock is all the engines and carriages that are used on a railway. Many stations needed repairs or rebuilding and there was a shortage of rolling stock …

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  • 10Rolling stock (Thomas and Friends) — This article lists the rolling stock that has featured in the Thomas and Friends children s television series. A large number of different railway trucks and coaches have appeared over the years. In many episodes, coaches or trucks are key to the …

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