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Italian: ferrocisterne

English translation: rail tankers







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Italian term or phrase:ferrocisterne
English translation:rail tankers
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Tech/Engineering - Petroleum Eng/Sci
Italian term or phrase: ferrocisterne
eventualmente preparare miscele di gas e consegnare il prodotto alle aree vendite e all’unità extrarete, per la commercializzazione attraverso bombole, ______ferrocisterne______ e autobotti (per il prodotto sfuso).
ryancolm
Italy
rail tankers
Explanation:
ferro - for ferrovia
cisterna - tanker

Like autocisterna/road tanker - auto- automotive etc etc
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Angela Arnone
Italy
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4 +3rail tankers
Angela Arnone
4rail tank wagons
Colette Rickards


  


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16 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
rail tankers

Explanation:
ferro - for ferrovia
cisterna - tanker

Like autocisterna/road tanker - auto- automotive etc etc

Angela Arnone
Italy
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 12
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree xxxCMJ_Trans: tank wagons
5 mins

agree Colette Rickards: didn't see you already answered, but you're right of course
8 mins

agree Peter Cox
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23 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
rail tank wagons

Explanation:
like autocisterna, but for railways (hence "ferro..")
can also be translated more simply as railcars,if the context is not highly technical


    Reference: http://www.cefic.be/sector/styrene/guide9801/09.htm
Colette Rickards
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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