freight car
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of freight car
First recorded in 1825–35
Example Sentences
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Slightly shorter than a standard 50-foot freight car, the Parallel cars weigh roughly 40,000 pounds unloaded.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2025
The railroad said two key performance measures, freight car velocity and locomotive productivity, were both down about 2% from last year.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 20, 2022
Seeing no future in Eastern Europe, he escaped to Vienna, hiding in a freight car loaded with medical supplies.
From New York Times ● May 31, 2020
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
Our freight car had enough fellows on it to keep the conversation moving.
From "Life Is So Good" by George Dawson
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