rolling stock

noun

: the wheeled vehicles owned and used by a railroad or motor carrier

Examples of rolling stock in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

All this can allow bus companies to develop new, highly convenient routes for passengers, optimize rolling stock loading, and schedule movements to eliminate downtime. —Nadezhda Kosareva, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025

Cortese is now sponsoring legislation, SB 30, to prevent similar transfers of diesel rolling stock in the future. —Maria Gioia, The Mercury News, 5 Feb. 2025

Since a large proportion of Lima-area residents cannot afford cars and since those that do often wish to avoid nightmare vehicle commutes, demand for faster rail service using the Caltrain rolling stock is likely to be quite high. —Maria Gioia, The Mercury News, 5 Feb. 2025

That’s not very specific, such as a particular spending item, like expansion projects or rolling stock or signals or installing elevators or even which identified funding sources need more examination. —New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 26 Dec. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1847, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for rolling stock

• aftershock
• antiknock
• arawak
• hollyhock
• interlock
• isopach
• manioc
• shuttlecock
• tomahawk
• weathercock
• alcock
• beanstalk

Kids Definition

rolling stock

noun

: wheeled vehicles owned or used by a railroad or trucking company