Definitions for caboose
kəˈbusca·boose

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.7 / 3 votes

1. galley, ship's galley, caboose, cookhousenoun

   the area for food preparation on a ship

2. cabin car, caboosenoun

   a car on a freight train for use of the train crew; usually the last car on the train

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. caboosenoun

   A small galley or cookhouse on the deck of a small vessel.

2. caboosenoun

   The last car on a freight train, having cooking and sleeping facilities for the crew; a guard's van.

3. caboosenoun

   buttocks

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Caboose

   A caboose is a crewed North American railroad car coupled at the end of a freight train. Cabooses provide shelter for crew at the end of a train, who were formerly required in switching and shunting, keeping a lookout for load shifting, damage to equipment and cargo, and overheating axles. Originally flatcars fitted with cabins or modified box cars, they later became purpose-built with projections above or to the sides of the car to allow crew to observe the train from shelter. The caboose also served as the conductor's office, and on long routes included sleeping accommodations and cooking facilities.A similar railroad car, the brake van, was used on British and Commonwealth railways (the role has since been replaced by the crew car in Australia). On trains not fitted with continuous brakes, brake vans provided a supplementary braking system, and they helped keep chain couplings taut. Cabooses were used on every freight train in the United States and Canada until the 1980s, when safety laws requiring the presence of cabooses and full crews were relaxed. A major purpose of the caboose was for observing problems at the rear of the train before they caused trouble. Lineside defect detectors and end-of-train devices eliminated a lot of this need. Older freight cars had plain bearings with hotboxes for crews to spot overheating – as freight cars replaced these with roller bearings, there was also less need for cabooses to monitor them. Nowadays, they are generally only used on rail maintenance or hazardous materials trains, as a platform for crew on industrial spur lines when it is required to make long reverse movements, or on heritage and tourist railroads.

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1. caboose

   A caboose is a type of railroad car, which is usually positioned at the end of a train. Traditionally, it provided shelter for crew members who were responsible for tasks such as monitoring the train and operating manual brakes. Many modern trains no longer use cabooses due to technological advancements.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Caboosenoun

   a house on deck, where the cooking is done; -- commonly called the galley

2. Caboosenoun

   a car used on freight or construction trains for brakemen, workmen, etc.; a tool car

3. Etymology: [Cf. D. kabuis, kombuis, Dan. kabys, Sw. kabysa, G. kabuse a little room or hut. The First part of the word seems to be allied to W. cab cabin, booth. Cf. Cabin.]

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1. Caboose

   A caboose is a manned American rail transport vehicle coupled at the end of a freight train. Cabooses were once used on nearly every freight train. Until the 1980s, laws in the United States and Canada required all freight trains to have a caboose and a full crew, for safety. Technology eventually advanced such that the railroads, in an effort to save money and reduce crew members, stated that a caboose was unnecessary and their use has since declined; they are seldom seen on trains, except on locals and smaller railroads.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Caboose

   ka-bōōs′, n. the kitchen or cooking-stove of a ship. [Dut. kombuis; cf. Ger. kabuse.]

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. caboose

   The cook-room or kitchen of merchantmen on deck; a diminutive substitute for the galley of a man-of-war. It is generally furnished with cast-iron apparatus for cooking.

Matched Categories

1. • Car
   • Kitchen

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of caboose in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of caboose in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=caboose
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Caboose
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caboose
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/caboose
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=caboose
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=caboose
8. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=caboose
9. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=caboose