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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Anyway, the team learns that the Poet’s second target served with the late Willis on the Atlas, a Navy railcar. Sara Netzley, EW.com, 15 Apr. 2025 Six railcars crashed onto the highway, killing 60-year-old California resident Lafollette Henderson, who was driving a semitruck under the bridge at the time. Katie Langford, Denver Post, 1 Apr. 2025 About 130 railcars located west of Ashby were derailed by the tornado, which hit around 6:27 p.m., local outlet News Channel Nebraska reported. Mark Weinstein, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Apr. 2025 The stock slipped 2% after the railcar manufacturing company cut its revenue guidance for the full year. Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 8 Apr. 2025 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 25 May. 2025.

Kids Definition

railcar

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