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Railroad car   /rˈeɪlrˌoʊd kɑr/   Listen
Railroad car

noun
1.
A wheeled vehicle adapted to the rails of railroad.  Synonyms: car, railcar, railway car.





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"Railroad car" Quotes from Famous Books



... officers. They probably know his ideas and what is to be done better than we do. You business men trouble yourselves too much about these things. You should take them more philosophically. For my part I always confide myself trustingly to these people. I enter a ship or railroad car with perfect faith. I say to myself, 'This captain, or this conductor, is a responsible man, selected with a view to my safety and comfort; he understands how to procure that safety and that comfort better than I do. He worries himself; he spends hours and nights ...
— The Crusade of the Excelsior • Bret Harte


Words linked to "Railroad car" :   club car, train, slip carriage, caboose, guard's van, slip coach, passenger car, handcar, suspension system, suspension, wheeled vehicle, freight car, mail car, coach, railroad train, cabin car, baggage car, carriage, tender, lounge car, van, luggage van


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