saddletank en · NOUN
Etymology
From saddle + tank.
Meanings
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A style of tank locomotive in which the water tank sits on top of the boiler like a saddle.
The smart little locomotives, mostly 0-6-0 saddletanks, which are always busy shunting traffic amongst the vast dockside warehouses, belong to the Manchester Ship Canal Railway, a line of considerable importance.
1959 October, Norman Jones, “The Manchester Ship Canal Railway”, in Trains Illustrated, page 488:
- An early style of ballast tank submarine in which the tank sits on top like a saddle.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| saddletanks | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| saddle tank | alternative | lexicographic |