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Dram

Term · Industrial and trades · MLC-T-IND-001840

A small, open-topped wagon or tub used in coal mines for transporting coal from the working face to the main haulage ways or shafts. It is typically pulled along rails by ponies, locomotives, or ropes. The capacity of a dram varied, but it was a standard unit for measuring coal output in historical mining.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-IND-001840
FieldIndustrial and trades
SubjectMining and extraction
TranslationsGerman: Förderwagen; Spanish: dram; French: dram
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-IND-001840",
  "term": "Dram",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "A small, open-topped wagon or tub used in coal mines for transporting coal from the working face to the main haulage ways or shafts. It is typically pulled along rails by ponies, locomotives, or ropes. The capacity of a dram varied, but it was a standard unit for measuring coal output in historical mining.",
  "subject": "Mining and extraction",
  "translations": {
    "de": "Förderwagen",
    "es": "dram",
    "fr": "dram"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/dram/"
}

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