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freight car

DEFINITIONS OF: freight car

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n a railway car that carries freight

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boxcar
a freight car with roof and sliding doors in the sides
cattle car
a freight car for transporting cattle
coal car
freight car with fixed sides and no roof; for transporting coal
flat, flatbed, flatcar
freight car without permanent sides or roof
gondola, gondola car
a low flat-bottomed freight car with fixed sides but no roof
refrigerator car
a freight car that is equipped with refrigeration system
tank, tank car
a freight car that transports liquids or gases in bulk
stockcar
boxcar with latticed sides; for transporting livestock
Type of:
car, railcar, railroad car, railway car
a wheeled vehicle adapted to the rails of railroad
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