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trailer car
noun
, Railroads.
- a second flatcar used for transporting an object or objects of excessive weight or length.
- a passenger car, not self-propelled, included in a train of self-propelled cars.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of trailer car1
An Americanism dating back to 1885–90
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