rolling stock

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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