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flatcar

[ flat-kahr ]

noun

  1. a railroad car consisting of a platform without sides or top.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of flatcar1

An Americanism dating back to 1860–65; flat 1 + car 1

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Example Sentences

Thereupon they threw a line about the shack and with the engine hauled it to the side of a flatcar attached to the train.

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