skeleton car

American  

noun

Railroads.

1. a freight car essentially consisting of a central longitudinal girder fastened to the trucks, sometimes supplemented by one or more pairs of cross cantilevers: used for carrying logs or containers.

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Etymology

Origin of skeleton car

First recorded in 1935–40

Example Sentences

The Tabby Evo is the second version of the skeleton car.

From The Guardian

On the opposite side of the road a long low skeleton car was standing, one side lurched drunkenly down with two wheels in the gutter.

From Project Gutenberg