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railcar
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As a noun, railcar means a self-propelled railway vehicle for passengers, similar to a bus.
Meanings of railcar
4 meaningsnoun
railA self-propelled railway vehicle for passengers, similar to a bus.
railA powered single railway vehicle designed for passenger transport, with a driver's cab in both ends; Not to be confused with motor coach/motorcar, which is a powered railway vehicle capable to haul a train.
only in canadaUSAny unpowered railway vehicle
A wheeled vehicle adapted to the rails of railroad
“three cars had jumped the rails”
Similar: car, railway car, railroad car
Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).
railcar around the world
USAny unpowered railway vehicle
Synonyms by meaning
noun: a wheeled vehicle adapted to the rails of railroad
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