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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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How to use rolling stock in a sentence

“Gently rolling hills” roll not-so-gently under my tires, but the English countryside scenery is soporific.
Biking With the Bard|Kara Cutruzzula|December 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In our headlong quest for a legally perfect society, we don’t take the time to take stock of what‘s been created so far.
Red Tape Is Strangling Good Samaritans|Philip K. Howard|December 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Mullins quotes Stewart from an interview with Rolling Stone.
David Gregory's 'Meet the Press' Eviction Exposed in Washingtonian Takedown|Lloyd Grove|December 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In the same house where Rolling Stone's Jackie says she was.
I Was Gang Raped at a UVA Frat 30 Years Ago, and No One Did Anything|Liz Seccuro|December 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST

But after Rolling Stone's rape story debacle, how much momentum does the call to ban fraternities have left?
Fraternities in a Post-UVA World|Samantha Allen|December 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Sol laughed out of his whiskers, with a big, loose-rolling sound, and sat on the porch without waiting to be asked.
The Bondboy|George W. (George Washington) Ogden
Neither privately owned nor government stock is entitled to voting power.
Readings in Money and Banking|Chester Arthur Phillips
I didn't take much stock in the yarn at the time, but I'm beginning to think he had it straight.
Raw Gold|Bertrand W. Sinclair
One day she had heard a man say, "If there is a drought we shall have the devil to pay with our stock before winter is over."
Ramona|Helen Hunt Jackson
Cotton exchanges reopened on November 16, and stock exchanges opened for restricted trading shortly thereafter.
Readings in Money and Banking|Chester Arthur Phillips

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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