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

Recent Examples on the Web Anderson had parked his truck nearby with another carmen shortly before 3:30 a.m. to lock a switch that controls access to one of the tracks before inspecting railcars. Josh Funk, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2023 At least one of the railcars is still in the river. Sage Marshall, Field & Stream, 21 Feb. 2024 The green aluminum fuselages are shipped by railcar to Boeing’s Renton, Washington, factory, where wings, tails and interiors are installed. Julie Johnsson, Fortune, 7 Jan. 2024 Parallel Systems hopes to do just that with its second-generation autonomous battery-electric freight railcar. Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 12 Sep. 2023 Quoting analysis from trade publication Railway Age, grain-hauling railcars now cost over $600 per month to lease for 5-to-7-year terms, which is higher than in early 2020—when rates were around $400 per month. WSJ, 10 Nov. 2023 The measures, which also specified Mexican efforts to clamp down on the crush of migrants riding north on railcars, are the latest in a series of policy shifts in Mexico that have alleviated, if slightly, the massive political headache in Washington caused perennially by migration. David Shortell, CNN, 5 Oct. 2023 Bullet trains have operated in Japan for over half a century, and are now completely electric, as well as lighter and quieter than traditional railcars. Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 10 Aug. 2023 Big South Fork Scenic Railway Location: Stearns, Kentucky Explore the great outdoors from the comfort of a railcar with a trip on the Big South Fork Scenic Railway, which is owned and run by the McCreary County Heritage Foundation. Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 25 Sep. 2023

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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 18 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

railcar

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