platform car
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of platform car
An Americanism dating back to 1835–45
Example Sentences
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Let us suppose that the two miles of track are perfectly straight, and make our train one platform car, a mile long, with parallel rails laid upon its top.
From Stories by American Authors, Volume 5 by James, Henry
When the engine reaches B in one minute, the dummy, having gone a mile a-top the platform car, reaches B also.
From Stories by American Authors, Volume 5 by James, Henry
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
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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