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noun
the wheeled vehicles of a railroad, including locomotives, freight cars, and passenger cars.
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Origin of rolling stock
First recorded in 1850–55
Words nearby rolling stock
rolling launch, Rolling Meadows, rolling mill, rolling paper, rolling pin, rolling stock, rolling stone, Rolling Stones, Rollins, roll in the aisles, roll in the hay
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British Dictionary definitions for rolling stock
rolling stock
noun
the wheeled vehicles collectively used on a railway, including the locomotives, passenger coaches, freight wagons, guard's vans, etc
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