flatcar
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of flatcar
Example Sentences
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Head shots in that era were almost always fatal, but Bierce survived not only the initial wound, but an awful two-day train ride on an open flatcar to an army hospital in Chattanooga.
From The Guardian ● May 28, 2016
Reason: mounted on a flatcar, the MX would be shuttled back and forth, perhaps through a covered trench twelve to 20 miles long, stopping at random "aim points" along the way.
From Time Magazine Archive
A reporter enters the tent prepared to see a dead whale on a flatcar.
From Time Magazine Archive
The riders settled for a chilly flatcar under a heaving truck, leaving Colton amid a terrifying anvil chorus of wheels, cars and couplings stressing and whining.
From Time Magazine Archive
The flatcar jumped whenever they took a turn.
From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead
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