Definition of coal drop in English:

coal drop

noun ˈkəʊl drɒp

1A piece of machinery used to lower a coal wagon from a wharf to the level of a hatchway on a ship so that the coal may be deposited directly into the hold. Now chiefly historical.
2An apparatus for depositing coal into a storage place, container, etc., usually by means of a slide or chute; especially a structure consisting of an elevated section of railway track allowing coal to be dropped directly out of the bottom of a truck or hopper into a receptacle positioned below.

Origin

Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Railway Times. From coal + drop.

Definition of coal drop in US English:

coal drop

nounˈkəʊl drɒp

1A piece of machinery used to lower a coal wagon from a wharf to the level of a hatchway on a ship so that the coal may be deposited directly into the hold. Now chiefly historical.
2An apparatus for depositing coal into a storage place, container, etc., usually by means of a slide or chute; especially a structure consisting of an elevated section of railway track allowing coal to be dropped directly out of the bottom of a truck or hopper into a receptacle positioned below.

Origin

Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Railway Times. From coal + drop.

单词	coal drop
释义	Definition of coal drop in English: coal drop noun ˈkəʊl drɒp 1A piece of machinery used to lower a coal wagon from a wharf to the level of a hatchway on a ship so that the coal may be deposited directly into the hold. Now chiefly historical. 2An apparatus for depositing coal into a storage place, container, etc., usually by means of a slide or chute; especially a structure consisting of an elevated section of railway track allowing coal to be dropped directly out of the bottom of a truck or hopper into a receptacle positioned below. Origin Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Railway Times. From coal + drop. Definition of coal drop in US English: coal drop nounˈkəʊl drɒp 1A piece of machinery used to lower a coal wagon from a wharf to the level of a hatchway on a ship so that the coal may be deposited directly into the hold. Now chiefly historical. 2An apparatus for depositing coal into a storage place, container, etc., usually by means of a slide or chute; especially a structure consisting of an elevated section of railway track allowing coal to be dropped directly out of the bottom of a truck or hopper into a receptacle positioned below. Origin Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Railway Times. From coal + drop.
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