: very large
the judge awarded her a boxcar figure
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Adjective
a boxcar pile of paper
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Kristi Kellogg, Architectural Digest, 21 Oct. 2024
After suffering numerous beatings for engaging the children, the clown is used by the camp commandant as a Pied Piper to help load the children on boxcars to Auschwitz.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 15 Aug. 2024
Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 30 May 2022
The modernist gem — a pristine example of Neutra’s boxcar style — is a fitting home for Grey.
—Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2022
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Noun
The converted boxcar is cozy, cute, and filled with unique touches that will make for a memorable stay.
—Kristi Kellogg, Architectural Digest, 21 Oct. 2024
After suffering numerous beatings for engaging the children, the clown is used by the camp commandant as a Pied Piper to help load the children on boxcars to Auschwitz.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 15 Aug. 2024
Adjective
As the Great Depression deepened in the early 1930s, an even more cruel twist was coming: White residents of Silvis complained that the Mexicans living in the rail yard didn’t have to pay property taxes on their boxcar homes.
—Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 30 May 2022
The modernist gem — a pristine example of Neutra’s boxcar style — is a fitting home for Grey.
—Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2022
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“Boxcar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/boxcar. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.
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