hopper car
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of hopper car
An Americanism dating back to 1860–65
Example Sentences
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Instead, to the confusion of prophets, railroad stocks and most others fell like a load of corncobs dumped from a hopper car.
From Time Magazine Archive
There was a steel ladder on the side of the hopper car.
From "Lupita Mañana" by Patricia Beatty
Lupita glanced back over her shoulder at the hopper car with horror!
From "Lupita Mañana" by Patricia Beatty
This time, he trots alongside a gray hopper car.
From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario
She felt as small and frightened as she had in the hopper car, and she prayed they would get to Aunt Consuelo soon.
From "Lupita Mañana" by Patricia Beatty
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