handcar

[ hand-kahr ]

/ ˈhændˌkɑr /

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noun

a small railroad car or platform on four wheels propelled by a mechanism worked by hand, used on some railroads for inspecting tracks and transporting workers.

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Origin of handcar

An Americanism dating back to 1840–50; hand + car¹

Words nearby handcar

handbound, hand brake, handbrake turn, handbreadth, h and c, handcar, hand-carry, handcart, handclap, handclasp, handcraft

How to use handcar in a sentence

He made a jump off the right-of-way, and as the handcar flashed by he watched its flight from the covert of a weed tangle.
The Escape of Mr. Trimm|Irvin S. Cobb
He was thus engaged when the handcar rattled over the bridge.
Trading Jeff and his Dog|James Arthur Kjelgaard
The section men had even got upon their handcar and were pumping away up the east-bound track.
Six Little Bunkers at Cowboy Jack's|Laura Lee Hope
There was nobody left in the cut, and both the train and the handcar on which the section hands had traveled, were out of sight.
Six Little Bunkers at Cowboy Jack's|Laura Lee Hope

The crippled one was helped aboard of the handcar, Zeph joined them, and the handcar sped away.
Ralph, the Train Dispatcher|Allen Chapman