Railcarful
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Railcarful is a noun meaning (rare) The amount that will fit in a railcar.
Meaning
(rare) The amount that will fit in a railcar.
Example Sentences
During the last year of the USSR existence the central ministries were no longer able to guarantee supply of food and other consumer goods to northern areas of the country. And this compelled Komi (like all other areas) to resort to barter deals—one railcarful of meat against 30 railcarfuls of lumber.
Cut to: Trudy Smith (King) — known as Ghastly Gertrude or Treacherous Trudy depending on who you ask — on a horse on the tracks and the train has no choice but to stop and not splatter her. All part of the plan, of course. But this is no robbery. Past some passengers and a railcarful of shithead Confederate Blues is Rufus’ cage, and now he’s a free man.
Word Forms
- railcarfuls
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include trainload, carload, tenderful, rail-carriage, railcar, carloading.
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