platform car
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of platform car
An Americanism dating back to 1835–45
Example Sentences
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We are ordered to ship our howitzer on a platform car.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 07, No. 44, June, 1861 Creator by Various
Fancy that our locomotive is strong enough to pull the platform car over the two miles in two minutes.
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
Put a little dummy engine on these rails, and let it run to and fro along the platform car, while the platform car is pulled along the ground track.
From Stories by American Authors, Volume 5 by James, Henry
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
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