- the wheeled vehicles collectively used on a railway, including the locomotives, passenger coaches, freight wagons, guard's vans, etc
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
roll′ing stock′,
- Rail Transportthe wheeled vehicles of a railroad, including locomotives, freight cars, and passenger cars.
- 1850–55
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rolling stock n
'rolling stock' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Derby
- lay-by
- railway
- shunt
- siding
- stock
- switch
- yard
- broad gauge
- consist
- coupler
- derail
- drawbar pull
- equipment
- guardrail
- railroad
- train
- unit
- wrecking crane
- switch engine
- switchyard