platform car
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of platform car
An Americanism dating back to 1835–45
Example Sentences
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We pushed the platform car upon which howitzer No. 1 was mounted down to the gap, and began operations.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 07, No. 44, June, 1861 Creator by Various
As a practical illustration of the operation of the motor a large platform car, containing a number of invited guests and representatives of the press, was propelled on a track the length of the shop.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 483, April 4, 1885 by Various
On top of number 1 are laid rails on which another platform car, number 2, a quarter of a mile shorter than number 1, is moved in precisely the same way.
From Stories by American Authors, Volume 5 by James, Henry
We will call this platform car number 1.
From Stories by American Authors, Volume 5 by James, Henry
Behind the platform car come ordinary baggage and passenger coaches, black with men in the same rough, devil-may-care scouting rig.
From Foes in Ambush by King, Charles
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