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slip carriage

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noun British.
a railway car detached from a moving train as it passes through a station.
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Also called slip coach .

Origin of slip carriage

First recorded in 1865–70

Words nearby slip carriage

slinky, slinter, sliotar, slip, slip a cog, slip carriage, slipcase, slip casting, slipcover, slipdress, slipe
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How to use slip carriage in a sentence

  • I am fighting the railway authorities tooth and nail, trying to persuade them to put on a slip carriage.

    The Celebrity at Home|Violet Hunt

  • "It's a slip carriage," he said, smiling, tolerantly superior.

    Ambrotox and Limping Dick|Oliver Fleming
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