platform car
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of platform car
An Americanism dating back to 1835–45
Example Sentences
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On the platform car he found the soldiers and their commander sitting silent and imconcerned as before.
From The Denver Express From "Belgravia" for January, 1884 by Hayes, A. A.
The band from its station on a platform car boomed "Hail to the Chief," the engine whistle screaming an obligato.
From The Rainy Day Railroad War by Day, Holman
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
We will call this platform car number 1.
From Stories by American Authors, Volume 5 by James, Henry
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
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