freight car
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of freight car
First recorded in 1825–35
Example Sentences
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The maker of railroad freight car equipment beat analysts’ first-quarter earnings forecasts.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 5, 2024
Ruben Soto, right, a migrant from Venezuela, with Rosa Bello, a Honduran migrant, as they rode on a freight car.
From New York Times ● May 11, 2023
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
Collins chased the train until it stopped again and she pulled her daughter from underneath the freight car.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 19, 2018
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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