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noun
a flatcar or gondola car for carrying a number of standard, separate, removable containers.
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“Was” is used for the indicative past tense of “to be,” and “were” is only used for the subjunctive past tense.
Origin of container car
First recorded in 1925–30
Words nearby container car
contagium, contain, contained, container, containerboard, container car, container cargo, container garden, containerization, containerize, containerport
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