freight car
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of freight car
First recorded in 1825–35
Example Sentences
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Ruben Soto, right, a migrant from Venezuela, with Rosa Bello, a Honduran migrant, as they rode on a freight car.
From New York Times • May 11, 2023
The maker of railroad freight car equipment handily beat Wall Street’s fiscal third-quarter earnings forecasts.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 9, 2021
While there are no U.S. passenger-car builders, CRRC’s success has fueled a backlash by American freight companies, which fear the company will encroach on the country’s far bigger freight car market.
From Reuters • May 9, 2019
Collins chased the train until it stopped again and she pulled her daughter from underneath the freight car.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 19, 2018
A soldier pointed to several boys, and, speaking perfect German, he ordered them to open the freight car doors.
From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
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