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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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 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 The cause of the train cancellation was corrosion of passenger railcars used on the route. Pioneer Press, Twin Cities, 26 Mar. 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 10 May. 2025.

Kids Definition

railcar

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