Saddletank
noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 A style of tank locomotive in which the water tank sits on top of the boiler like a saddle.
"The smart little locomotives, mostly 0-6-0 saddletanks, which are always busy shunting traffic amongst the vast dockside warehouses, belong to the Manchester Ship Canal Railway, a line of considerable importance."
- 2 An early style of ballast tank submarine in which the tank sits on top like a saddle.
Example
More examples"The smart little locomotives, mostly 0-6-0 saddletanks, which are always busy shunting traffic amongst the vast dockside warehouses, belong to the Manchester Ship Canal Railway, a line of considerable importance."
Etymology
From saddle + tank.
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