coaler
Americannoun
noun
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a ship, train, etc, used to carry or supply coal
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a person who sells or supplies coal
Etymology
Origin of coaler
Example Sentences
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The "coaler" railroads serving the non-union fields have enjoyed heavy traffic and large earnings, while those through the union fields have met declining haulage.
From Time Magazine Archive
He selected a coasting coaler named the Endeavour, of 360 tons, because her breadth of beam would enable her to carry more stores and to run near coasts.
From The Story of Geographical Discovery How the World Became Known by Jacobs, Joseph
He was articled to a ship-owner of Whitby as a common seaman on a coaler sailing between Newcastle and London.
From Vikings of the Pacific The Adventures of the Explorers who Came from the West, Eastward by Laut, Agnes C. (Agnes Christina)
Sure 'nough, 'long come a coaler bound for Charleston.
From The Under Dog by Smith, Francis Hopkinson
"I'm a good derrick man and been four years with a coaler."
From Tides of Barnegat by Smith, Francis Hopkinson
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