coaling station

noun

1. a place at which coal is supplied to ships, locomotives, etc.

Word History and Origins

Origin of coaling station¹

First recorded in 1865–70

Example Sentences

When we stop at the next coaling-station, let us examine the matter more closely.

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Next day we set forth in the ship's boats to survey the German coaling-station in the bight of the harbour.

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Sierra Leone is an important coaling station, halfway between England and the Cape.

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It was ceded to the English by the sultan, and is principally valuable as a coaling-station, though it has a considerable trade.

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The recent working of important coalfields near Durban has increased its value as a port and coaling station.

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