COALING STATION

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does coaling station mean? 

• COALING STATION (noun)
  The noun COALING STATION has 1 sense:

1. a seaport where ships can take on supplies of coal

  Familiarity information: COALING STATION used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• COALING STATION (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A seaport where ships can take on supplies of coal

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Hypernyms ("coaling station" is a kind of...):

harbor; harbour; haven; seaport (a sheltered port where ships can take on or discharge cargo)