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Definition of coaler in English: coalernoun ˈkəʊləˈkoʊlər 1A ship that transports coal. Example sentencesExamples - In the March 2001 issue Sir Ranulph Fiennes, the Polar explorer, is Guest Editor and articles include a look at the plight of the albatross and Britain's sea coalers.
- Not a few of the great ones of our own day commenced their career behind the apple-shaped bows of a Saltcoats coaler, whether it was a handy brigantine or a trig schooner is no matter.
- Standing at Xiangjiaba village, 370m below one sees coalers and cement carriers stream up and down a narrow channel off the far bank.
- The fleet was accompanied for parts of the tour by auxiliaries including supply ships and coalers.
2A large mechanized structure for loading coal on to a ship, railway wagon, or steam locomotive. Example sentencesExamples - We need a large space, and indeed that's why a power station is perfect, because it has very large volumes owing to the fact it once had enormous turbines and coalers and all those sorts of things.
- With an operational clam-shell bucket, the coaler allows you to unload a hopper car by scooping the coal from inside.
Rhymes Angola, barbola, bipolar, bowler, bronchiolar, canola, carambola, circumpolar, Coca-Cola, cola, comptroller, consoler, controller, Ebola, eidola, extoller, Finola, Gorgonzola, granola, Hispaniola, kola, Lola, lunisolar, mandola, molar, multipolar, Ndola, patroller, payola, pianola, polar, roller, Savonarola, scagliola, scroller, sola, solar, stroller, tombola, Tortola, troller, Vignola, viola, Zola Definition of coaler in US English: coalernounˈkōlərˈkoʊlər 1A ship that transports coal. Example sentencesExamples - In the March 2001 issue Sir Ranulph Fiennes, the Polar explorer, is Guest Editor and articles include a look at the plight of the albatross and Britain's sea coalers.
- The fleet was accompanied for parts of the tour by auxiliaries including supply ships and coalers.
- Not a few of the great ones of our own day commenced their career behind the apple-shaped bows of a Saltcoats coaler, whether it was a handy brigantine or a trig schooner is no matter.
- Standing at Xiangjiaba village, 370m below one sees coalers and cement carriers stream up and down a narrow channel off the far bank.
2A large mechanized structure for loading coal onto a ship, railroad car, or steam locomotive. Example sentencesExamples - With an operational clam-shell bucket, the coaler allows you to unload a hopper car by scooping the coal from inside.
- We need a large space, and indeed that's why a power station is perfect, because it has very large volumes owing to the fact it once had enormous turbines and coalers and all those sorts of things.
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