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platform car
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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
plate tracery, plate up, plateware, platform, platform bed, platform car, platform frame, platform game, platform rocker, platform scale, platform shoe
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