RAILCAR
Dictionary entry overview: What does railcar mean?
• RAILCAR (noun)
The noun RAILCAR has 1 sense:
1. a wheeled vehicle adapted to the rails of railroad
Familiarity information: RAILCAR used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• RAILCAR (noun)
Meaning:
A wheeled vehicle adapted to the rails of railroad
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
railcar; railroad car; railway car; car
Context example:
three cars had jumped the rails
Hypernyms ("railcar" is a kind of...):
wheeled vehicle (a vehicle that moves on wheels and usually has a container for transporting things or people)
Meronyms (parts of "railcar"):
suspension; suspension system (a mechanical system of springs or shock absorbers connecting the wheels and axles to the chassis of a wheeled vehicle)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "railcar"):
baggage car; luggage van (a railway car where passengers' bags are carried)
tender (car attached to a locomotive to carry fuel and water)
slip carriage; slip coach (a railway car at the end of the train; it can be detached without stopping the train)
carriage; coach; passenger car (a railcar where passengers ride)
mail car (a railway car in which mail is transported and sorted)
handcar (a small railroad car propelled by hand or by a small motor)
guard's van (the car on a train that is occupied by the guard)
freight car (a railway car that carries freight)
club car; lounge car (railroad car having a bar and tables and lounge chairs)
cabin car; caboose (a car on a freight train for use of the train crew; usually the last car on the train)
Holonyms ("railcar" is a member of...):
railroad train; train (public transport provided by a line of railway cars coupled together and drawn by a locomotive)
