Coaling

noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The supplying of a ship or steam locomotive with coal.

    "Apart from brief intervals for watering and coaling, No. 2395 is continuously in steam each week from 4 a.m. on Monday until 3 a.m. on the following Sunday."

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of coal form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

All synonyms
bunkering

Example

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"Apart from brief intervals for watering and coaling, No. 2395 is continuously in steam each week from 4 a.m. on Monday until 3 a.m. on the following Sunday."

Related phrases

coaling plantcoaling stagecoaling stationcoaling tower

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