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mail car

American  

noun

  1. a railroad car for carrying mail.


Etymology

Origin of mail car

First recorded in 1835–45

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But the men guarding the Wells Fargo car and the mail car stood their ground.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 25, 2022

It features vintage airmail planes, a rail mail car, a 1931 Ford Model A postal truck.

From Washington Post Aug. 27, 2021

Postal Service mail car and the tight living quarters of a freight-train crew.

From Washington Times Oct. 27, 2014

In Manhattan he remained only a few hours before he was whisked onto a westbound mail car.

From Time Magazine Archive

Then, when the mail car was lost sight of, and the motor girls started again on their homeward way, Clip insisted upon leading.

From The Motor Girls on a Tour by Penrose, Margaret

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