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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