rack car
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noun Railroads.
a flatcar containing a frame or frames for carrying various objects, as automobiles, logs, girders, etc.
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Origin of rack car
First recorded in 1870–75
Words nearby rack car
racist, rack, rack and pinion, rack and ruin, go to, rackboard, rack car, racket, racket amputation, racketeer, racketeering, racket press
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