as in seat
the part of the body upon which someone sits
I couldn't even make it down the bunny slope without ending up on my caboose
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Recent Examples of caboose
Located at the corner of Dickson and West -- in the heart of the city's entertainment district -- was a bank branch in two railroad cars, a green passenger car and a red caboose.
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Bill Bowden, Arkansas Online, 16 July 2025
Right by Children’s Hill is the Train Garden, where shrubs and flowers blend right in with a real railroad caboose, a full-size railroad crossing and a large model train display that winds through the area.
—Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 20 June 2025
Insider tip: Book a bunk at the old railroad caboose cabins just outside town.
—Allison Palmer, Charlotte Observer, 11 June 2025
The tactic certainly caught the attention of one of the railcar's occupants: Spencer, who spots his wife screaming for help next to the tracks and leaps from its caboose to rescue her without a second thought.
—EW.com, 6 Apr. 2025
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Bill Bowden, Arkansas Online, 16 July 2025
Right by Children’s Hill is the Train Garden, where shrubs and flowers blend right in with a real railroad caboose, a full-size railroad crossing and a large model train display that winds through the area.
—Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 20 June 2025
Insider tip: Book a bunk at the old railroad caboose cabins just outside town.
—Allison Palmer, Charlotte Observer, 11 June 2025
The tactic certainly caught the attention of one of the railcar's occupants: Spencer, who spots his wife screaming for help next to the tracks and leaps from its caboose to rescue her without a second thought.
—EW.com, 6 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for caboose
Noun
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Jose Mourinho had just got up from his seat in the Benfica dugout, at the start of the game, when the Chelsea supporters in the Matthew Harding Stand at Stamford Bridge started to serenade him.—
Stuart James,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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As the applause continued, Clooney kissed his wife Amal, who looked emotional in her seat just behind him.—
Jen Juneau,
PEOPLE,
1 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The videoboard showed Fry, a bandage applied beneath his nose and stretching to both cheeks, waving the flag on the third-base line as the crowd roared.—
Zack Meisel,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
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Skeet is a diminutive figure with short, gray hair, and a round face with prominent cheeks.—
Mitch Moxley,
Rolling Stone,
27 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The bird had blue feathers on its back and tail and white spots on its wings, similar to a blue jay.—
Amanda Schupak,
CNN Money,
29 Sep. 2025
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Experts previously believed the tail was the main propulsive organ in nothosaurs.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Cora planned for his players to test the right fielder’s bum elbow — the Red Sox always attack pinstriped vulnerabilities on the basepaths — and sure enough Nick Sogard turned a single into a double in the seventh because Judge can’t throw the ball.—
Ian O'Connor,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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Among them are South Korean’s CIA Director (Ryoo Seung-bum) and the Japanese Deputy Minister of Transport (Takayuki Yamada).—
Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
20 Sep. 2025
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The second was hit at 338 paces in the rump.—
Jack O'Connor,
Outdoor Life,
24 Sep. 2025
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His skin was taut with strength; his rump came right off his back like his father’s.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Thick smoke poured from the rear of the FW47, appearing to originate around the brakes, prompting Williams mechanics to grab CO2 extinguishers and attempt to douse the flames.—
Alex Harrington,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
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Those can be inserted into the rear of the console.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
2 Oct. 2025
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“Caboose.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caboose. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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