platform car
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of platform car
An Americanism dating back to 1835–45
Example Sentences
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We pushed the platform car upon which howitzer No. 1 was mounted down to the gap, and began operations.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 07, No. 44, June, 1861 Creator by Various
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
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
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
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