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rail·car
(rāl′kär′)n.
A railroad car.
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railcar
(ˈreɪlˌkɑː)n
(Railways) a passenger-carrying railway vehicle consisting of a single coach with its own power unit
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| Noun | 1. |  railcar - a wheeled vehicle adapted to the rails of railroad; "three cars had jumped the rails"baggage car, luggage van - a railway car where passengers' bags are carried cabin car, caboose - a car on a freight train for use of the train crew; usually the last car on the train club car, lounge car - railroad car having a bar and tables and lounge chairs freight car - a railway car that carries freight guard's van - the car on a train that is occupied by the guard handcar - a small railroad car propelled by hand or by a small motor mail car - a railway car in which mail is transported and sorted slip carriage, slip coach - a railway car at the end of the train; it can be detached without stopping the train suspension system, suspension - a mechanical system of springs or shock absorbers connecting the wheels and axles to the chassis of a wheeled vehicle tender - car attached to a locomotive to carry fuel and water railroad train, train - public transport provided by a line of railway cars coupled together and drawn by a locomotive; "express trains don't stop at Princeton Junction" van - (Great Britain) a closed railroad car that carries baggage or freight wheeled vehicle - a vehicle that moves on wheels and usually has a container for transporting things or people; "the oldest known wheeled vehicles were found in Sumer and Syria and date from around 3500 BC" |
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