flying boxcar
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of flying boxcar
First recorded in 1930–35
Example Sentences
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As if that triumph of precision were not enough, an Air Force C-119 flying boxcar, one of nine planes covering a 12,500-sq.-mi. "ballpark" near Honolulu, snagged the parachuting capsule at 9,500 ft.
From Time Magazine Archive
Controlling the flying boxcar on the end of the tow cable is not easy.
From Time Magazine Archive
Standard CG-4A glider, worked out by the Army and Waco Aircraft, is a burly, 3,600-lb. flying boxcar that carries 15 men, or an armed jeep, or a 105-mm. howitzer to battle.
From Time Magazine Archive
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