Water Trough Definition
noun
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 .
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Singular:
water trough
Plural:
water troughsOrigin of Water Trough
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From Middle English WATER TROUGH WATER TROUGH water trouȝ , equivalent to water + trough WATER TROUGH . Cognate with West Frisian wettertroch (“water trough"), Dutch watertrog (“water trough"), German Wassertrog (“water trough"), Danish vandtrug (“water trough"), Swedish vattentrog (“water trough").
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