Hopper-car
noun, Railroads.
1.
a freight car, usually open at the top and containing one or more hoppers so that bulk cargo can be quickly discharged through its bottom.
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[hop-ing] /ˈhɒp ɪŋ/ adjective 1. working energetically; busily engaged: He kept the staff hopping in order to get the report finished. 2. going from one place or situation to another of a similar specified type (usually used in combination): restaurant-hopping. Idioms 3. hopping mad, furious; enraged: He was hopping mad when his daughter dropped out […]