railcar

noun

rail·​car ˈrāl-ˌkär How to pronounce railcar (audio)
1
: a railroad car
2
: a self-propelled railroad car

Examples of railcar in a Sentence

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Boeing boomerang Boeing 737 Max fuselages sit on railcars during an ongoing strike by the company’s factory workers in Seattle, Washington, U.S., October 30, 2024. Michele Luhn, CNBC, 6 Dec. 2024 The company continues to focus on manufacturing and delivering railcars, with a backlog of 3,611 units as of September 30, 2024, valued at approximately $372 million. Quartz Bot, Quartz, 12 Nov. 2024 Heritage railcar suites and villas are priced around $350 to start. Chris Dong, Travel + Leisure, 24 Oct. 2024 Two buffer railcars provide safe spacing between the main railcar and the two locomotives powering the train, as well as a rail escort vehicle (REV) caboose that carries armed security staff for surveillance. IEEE Spectrum, 17 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for railcar 

Word History

First Known Use

1833, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of railcar was in 1833

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“Railcar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/railcar. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.

Kids Definition

railcar

noun
rail·​car -ˌkär How to pronounce railcar (audio)
: a railroad car
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