platform car
noun
a railroad freight car having no enclosing sides or top; a flatcar.
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Origin of platform car
An Americanism dating back to 1835–45
Words nearby platform car
plater, plateresque, plateware, platform, platform bed, platform car, platform frame, platform game, platform rocker, platform scale, platform shoe
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Example sentences from the Web for platform car
On the platform-car he found the soldiers and their commander, sitting silent and unconcerned as before.