drop table
n.— «It’s a short trip for the wheels but a big step in the railroad company’s ability to perform repairs and maintenance on more than 200 locomotives and rail cars that it owns and leases. The engine house drop table, as it is called, was unveiled in a ribbon-cutting ceremony.» —“Changing wheels takes a fast track” by Martin Luttrell Telegram (Worcester, Massachusetts) Sept. 27, 2008. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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