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Definition of car-mile

: a statistical unit denoting one mile traveled by one railroad car and used in comparing freight earnings or costs — compare bus-mile

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“Car-mile.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/car-mile. Accessed 20 May. 2022.

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