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Definition of Railcar
1. Noun. A wheeled vehicle adapted to the rails of railroad. "Three cars had jumped the rails"
Specialized synonyms: Baggage Car, Luggage Van, Cabin Car, Caboose, Club Car, Lounge Car, Freight Car, Guard's Van, Handcar, Mail Car, Carriage, Coach, Passenger Car, Slip Carriage, Slip Coach, Tender, Van
Terms within: Suspension, Suspension System
Group relationships: Railroad Train, Train
Generic synonyms: Wheeled Vehicle
Definition of Railcar
1. Noun. A self-propelled railroad vehicle for passengers. ¹
2. Noun. Any railway carriage or wagon, a railroad car. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Railcar
1. a railroad car [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Railcar
Literary usage of Railcar
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Drugs of Abuse (1996) edited by Carol Gibson (1996)
"1st Infantry Division soldier securing a vehicle to a railcar " Leslie Garven, "Rhame:
Big Red One Trained and Ready," Daily Union (Junction City, Kans. ..."
2. Concentration in Agriculture: A Report of the USDA Advisory Committee on by DIANE Publishing Company (1996)
"railcar shortages have occurred since then, but the most severe shortages were in
... Total railcar loadings of grain were up 14 percent in 1995 over 1994, ..."
3. Making the Nation Safer: The Role of Science and Technology in Countering by National Research Council (2002)
"Research and Development Strategies and Priorities Vulnerability to railcar and
Container Contents An approach for reducing the probability of explosives or ..."
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