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Gon

Term · Industrial and trades · MLC-T-IND-002606

A common abbreviation for a gondola car, a type of open-top railway freight car with fixed sides and ends, used for transporting bulk commodities that do not require protection from the weather. These cars are suitable for carrying materials such as coal, ore, sand, gravel, or scrap metal. They are typically unloaded by tipping or by using grab buckets.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-IND-002606
FieldIndustrial and trades
SubjectRail equipment
TranslationsGerman: Gon; Spanish: gon; French: gon
Record as JSON
{
  "id": "MLC-T-IND-002606",
  "term": "Gon",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "A common abbreviation for a gondola car, a type of open-top railway freight car with fixed sides and ends, used for transporting bulk commodities that do not require protection from the weather. These cars are suitable for carrying materials such as coal, ore, sand, gravel, or scrap metal. They are typically unloaded by tipping or by using grab buckets.",
  "subject": "Rail equipment",
  "translations": {
    "de": "Gon",
    "es": "gon",
    "fr": "gon"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/gon/"
}

Record 2,855 of 7,311 in Industrial and trades terminology (MLC-0113). Request the full dataset.