Definition of Boxcar

1. Noun. A freight car with roof and sliding doors in the sides.

Generic synonyms: Freight Car
Specialized synonyms: Stockcar

Definition of Boxcar

1. Noun. (American English) An enclosed railroad freight car, especially one with a sliding door (traditionally used by hobos). ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Boxcar

1. a roofed freight car [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Boxcar

box the gnat
box tortoise
box tree
box turtle
box up
box white oak
box wine
box wrench
boxable
boxball
boxberries
boxberry
boxboard
boxboards
boxcar (current term)
boxcar function
boxcar functions
boxcars
boxcutter
boxcutters
boxed
boxed-in(a)
boxed in
boxed in(p)
boxed set
boxen
boxer
boxer's ear

Literary usage of Boxcar

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. State of the Art in Probability and Statistics: Festschrift for Willem R by Mathisca de Gunst, Chris Klaassen, A. W. van der Vaart (2001)
"This is still too ambitious but in Section 4 inverses are obtained for a subclass that contains the boxcar. Finally, in Section 5 we compute the MISE for ..."

2. Proceedings of the Forty-Fifth Annual Ohio Transportation Engineering Conference (1993)
"In other words, the boxcar still has a role in ensuring that the interstates do ... While trucks may have captured much of the boxcar traffic that had moved ..."

3. Competition Policy in OECD Countries, 1993-1994 by (Paris) Organisation for Economic Co-ope (1997)
"The FTC alleged that the acquisition would significantly decrease competition in the United States and Canada boxcar operating lease market. ..."

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