rolling stock

rolling stock

n.

The equipment available for use in transportation by land, as buses, locomotives, or railroad cars, owned by a particular company or carrier.

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rolling stock

n

(Railways) the wheeled vehicles collectively used on a railway, including the locomotives, passenger coaches, freight wagons, guard's vans, etc

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roll′ing stock′

n.

the wheeled vehicles of a railroad, including locomotives, freight cars, and passenger cars.

[1850–55]

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

rolling stock - collection of wheeled vehicles owned by a railroad or motor carrier wheeled vehicle - a vehicle that moves on wheels and usually has a container for transporting things or people; "the oldest known wheeled vehicles were found in Sumer and Syria and date from around 3500 BC"

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Translations

materiale rotabile

rolling stock

n (Rail) → materiale m rotabile

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