luggage van

noun

British a railway carriage used to transport passengers' luggage, bicycles, etcUS and Canadian name: baggage car

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Words nearby luggage van

Lugar, luge, Luger, lug foresail, luggage, luggage van, lugger, lugger topsail, luggie, Lughnasadh, lughole

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There was nothing for it but patience; and, in due time, it was rewarded by the arrival of three omnibuses and a luggage-van.
Lands of the Slave and the Free|Henry A. Murray
The first coach, a luggage-van, stood upright, and seemed scarcely damaged.
The Ghost|Arnold Bennett
Gerald named it the luggage-van, and declared he would certainly take his passage on it.
The Kangaroo Hunters|Anne Bowman
Just as the night mail was starting for Dover he would enter the luggage-van, and then all would be clear until he reached Paris.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 108, April 13, 1895|Various

You may go on the horse-cars, or you may go on the luggage-van.
A Rebellious Heroine|John Kendrick Bangs

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