rolling stock

noun

: the wheeled vehicles owned and used by a railroad or motor carrier

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That’s not very specific, such as a particular spending item, like expansion projects or rolling stock or signals or installing elevators or even which identified funding sources need more examination. New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 26 Dec. 2024 But it’s expected that the most expensive repair and replacement items — new subway rolling stock — will be the first on the chopping block. Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 22 June 2024 Imagination won’t pay for new signals or rolling stock or refurbishing stations or installing elevators to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act. New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 11 June 2024 The money also went toward rehabilitating stations, signals, tracks and power systems as well as repair shops, to upgrade the existing rolling stock. Sam Roberts, New York Times, 7 Nov. 2023 See all Example Sentences for rolling stock 

Word History

First Known Use

1847, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of rolling stock was in 1847

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“Rolling stock.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rolling%20stock. Accessed 8 Jan. 2025.

Kids Definition

rolling stock

noun
: wheeled vehicles owned or used by a railroad or trucking company
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