What does railroad car mean?
Definitions for railroad car
rail·road car
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Princeton's WordNet
car, railcar, railway car, railroad carnoun
a wheeled vehicle adapted to the rails of railroad
"three cars had jumped the rails"
Wiktionary
railroad carnoun
Any railroad vehicle that is not a locomotive.
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Railroad car
A railroad car, railcar (American and Canadian English), railway wagon, railway carriage, railway truck, railwagon, railcarriage or railtruck (British English and UIC), also called a train car, train wagon, train carriage or train truck, is a vehicle used for the carrying of cargo or passengers on a rail transport system (a railroad/railway). Such cars, when coupled together and hauled by one or more locomotives, form a train. Alternatively, some passenger cars are self-propelled in which case they may be either single railcars or make up multiple units. The term "car" is commonly used by itself in American English when a rail context is implicit. Indian English sometimes uses "bogie" in the same manner, though the term has other meanings in other variants of English. In American English, "railcar" is a generic term for a railway vehicle; in other countries "railcar" refers specifically to a self-propelled, powered, railway vehicle. Although some cars exist for the railroad's own use – for track maintenance purposes, for example – most carry a revenue-earning load of passengers or freight, and may be classified accordingly as passenger cars or coaches on the one hand or freight cars (or wagons) on the other.
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railroad car
A railroad car, also known as a railway carriage or train car, is a vehicle used for the transportation of cargo or passengers on a rail transport system. It is usually connected together with other cars to form a train and can be propelled by a locomotive or itself can be a locomotive. They vary in design and functionality, depending on their intended use, but are generally characterized by their ability to move on railway tracks.
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Railroad car
A railroad car or railcar, or railway vehicle, is a vehicle used for the carrying of cargo or passengers on a rail transport system. Such cars, when coupled together and hauled by one or more locomotives, form a train. Alternatively, some passenger cars are self-propelled in which case they may be either single railcars or make up multiple units. The term "car" is commonly used by itself in American English when a rail context is implicit. Indian English sometimes uses "bogie" in the same manner, though the term has alternate meanings in other variants of English. Although some cars exist for the railroad's own use – for track maintenance purposes, for example – most cars carry a revenue-earning load of passengers or freight, and may be divided accordingly between passenger cars or coaches on the one hand and freight cars on the other.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of railroad car in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of railroad car in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
Translations for railroad car
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- vagóCatalan, Valencian
- vagónSpanish
- rautatievaunu, vaunuFinnish
- վագոնArmenian
- vagone, bisarca, carrozzaItalian
- togvognNorwegian
- wagon, rijtuigDutch
- togvognNorwegian Nynorsk
- вагонRussian
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