handcar
noun
hand·car
ˈhan(d)-ˌkär 
: a small four-wheeled railroad car propelled by a hand-operated mechanism or by a small motor
Examples of handcar in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
The case has rolled along at a handcar pace through four years’ worth of filings, motions, hearings, rulings and depositions of both Grant and Trump.
—
Sean Piccoli, Deadline, 6 Sep. 2024
The train's conductor chased them, first on foot and later by handcar for 87 miles, according to the Congressional Medal of Honor Society.
—Jessie Balmert, The Enquirer, 3 July 2024
Huff and Puff was a toddler-sized rail handcar ride that opened with Camp Snoopy in 1983.
—Robert Niles, Orange County Register, 25 Feb. 2024
Naperville’s progress from the days of the handcar moving through the prairie to the age of the steam engine train.
—Suzanne Baker, chicagotribune.com, 9 Oct. 2021
The group of eight embassy staff and members of their families, including children, first took a 32-hour train ride and then a bus to reach the border area, the ministry said, where the handcar was readied and mounted on to the tracks.
—Patrick Reevell, ABC News, 26 Feb. 2021
This column picks up the story after the thieves abandoned a railroad handcar used to escape from New Windsor and joined an accomplice waiting in Westminster with a horse and carriage for the rest of the getaway.
—Mary Ann Ashcraft, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 24 Oct. 2020
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Sean Piccoli, Deadline, 6 Sep. 2024
The train's conductor chased them, first on foot and later by handcar for 87 miles, according to the Congressional Medal of Honor Society.
—Jessie Balmert, The Enquirer, 3 July 2024
Huff and Puff was a toddler-sized rail handcar ride that opened with Camp Snoopy in 1983.
—Robert Niles, Orange County Register, 25 Feb. 2024
Naperville’s progress from the days of the handcar moving through the prairie to the age of the steam engine train.
—Suzanne Baker, chicagotribune.com, 9 Oct. 2021
The group of eight embassy staff and members of their families, including children, first took a 32-hour train ride and then a bus to reach the border area, the ministry said, where the handcar was readied and mounted on to the tracks.
—Patrick Reevell, ABC News, 26 Feb. 2021
This column picks up the story after the thieves abandoned a railroad handcar used to escape from New Windsor and joined an accomplice waiting in Westminster with a horse and carriage for the rest of the getaway.
—Mary Ann Ashcraft, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 24 Oct. 2020
Cite this Entry
“Handcar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/handcar. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
Copy CitationKids Definition
handcar
noun
hand·car
ˈhan(d)-ˌkär
: a small railroad car powered by a hand-operated device or by a small motor
Love words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share