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
One reason: on a cross-country haul, each flatcar replaces at least three high-wage truck drivers.
From Time Magazine Archive
Terrified of driving, a Kansas scion solves the problem by packing his Rolls-Royce aboard a railroad flatcar, sitting behind the wheel and riding wherever he pleases.
From Time Magazine Archive
A flatcar of lumber due for export, he reasoned, could easily be loaded in such a way that a space of two cubic yards would be left free inside.
From Time Magazine Archive
To call the flatcar a coach was an abuse of the word.
From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead
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