Boxcar
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Boxcar is a noun meaning (rail transport, US) An enclosed railway goods wagon, typically with a sliding door.
Meaning
(rail transport, US) An enclosed railway goods wagon, typically with a sliding door.
More Meanings
- (mathematics, transitive) To reduce to a boxcar function.
- Extremely large.
- (attributive, followed by "scar") A type of atrophic acne scar that forms a broad, box-like depression on the skin.
Example Sentences
The locomotive pulled one single car, a dilapidated boxcar missing numerous planks in its walls.
Word Forms
- boxcars
- box car
- box-car
- boxcarring
- boxcarred
Synonyms for boxcar
Depending on context, synonyms include van, enormous, ample, big, cosmic, bodacious.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include railcar, car, carload, wagon, carriage, caboose.
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