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coaling station

noun

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


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Word History and Origins

Origin of coaling station1

First recorded in 1865–70
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Example Sentences

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

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

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

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

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

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