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coaler

[ koh-ler ]

noun

  1. a railroad, ship, etc., used mainly to haul or supply coal.


coaler

/ ˈəʊə /

noun

  1. a ship, train, etc, used to carry or supply coal
  2. a person who sells or supplies coal
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of coaler1

First recorded in 1865–70; coal + -er 1
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The "coaler" railroads serving the non-union fields have enjoyed heavy traffic and large earnings, while those through the union fields have met declining haulage.

We on the Emden had no idea where we were going, as on August 11, 1914, we separated from the cruiser squadron, escorted only by the coaler Markomannia.

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He was articled to a ship-owner of Whitby as a common seaman on a coaler sailing between Newcastle and London.

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He worked his passage as a coaler, and was passed at Ellis Island through the perjury of one of the bosses who wring money out of the immigrants in the way of commissions, getting control of them by the criminal act at the very entrance into American life.

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We on the Emden had no idea where we were going, as, on August 11, 1914, we separated from the cruiser squadron, escorted only by the coaler Markomannia.

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