water trough (English, noun)
expansion: water trough (plural water troughs)
Senses:
topics: rail-transport
railways
transport
glosses: a long trough placed between the rails in a railway track, which enabled a steam locomotive to replenish its water supply without stopping by lowering a scoop. They were removed at the end of steam train operation.
tags: UK
glosses: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see water, trough: a watering trough for livestock.
Forms:
form: water troughs
tags: plural
form: water-trough
tags: alternative
form: watertrough
tags: alternative