luggage van
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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All the preparation necessary is to buy your canoe a third-class ticket, put it into the luggage van at the railway station, and set out for the point at which you wish to begin.
From Stained Glass Tours in England by Sherrill, Charles Hitchcock
The wheels of the luggage van at the end had come off, and the rest of the train had been dragged off the line gradually, the last carriages first.
From Story of My Life, volumes 1-3 by Hare, Augustus J. C.
They were in a box, which was put in the luggage van and lost.
From Railway Adventures and Anecdotes extending over more than fifty years by Various
The porters were thrusting some boxes into the luggage van, and a few latecomers made a last dash for carriages; then the green flag waved, the whistle sounded, and the train started with a jerk.
From The Leader of the Lower School A Tale of School Life by Campbell, John
It would only be the fare," Noël answered; "and I'd go third, or even in a cattle-truck, or a luggage van.
From New Treasure Seekers or, The Bastable Children in Search of a Fortune by Nesbit, E. (Edith)
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