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

Recent Examples on the Web The city is in the process of rolling out 254 new railcars. Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Sep. 2024 National Transportation Safety Board officials have said an overheated bearing on one of the railcars likely caused the crash, but questions remained about whether that could have been prevented and whether officials made the right choice to burn off the vinyl chloride. Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 12 Sep. 2024 The contract, a $138-million deal with the China Railway Rolling Stock MA Corporation, or CRRC, would have delivered 45 passenger railcars to the Philadelphia region’s transit agency by 2025. Anthony Hennen | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 13 Aug. 2024 The recreated railcar costs $119.00 for adults and $59.99 for kids. Erin Marquis / Jalopnik, Quartz, 17 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for railcar 

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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 25 Sep. 2024.

Kids Definition

railcar

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