railway car

Noun
  1. A wheeled vehicle adapted to the rails of railroad (synset 102963378)
    "three cars had jumped the rails"
    is a type of: wheeled vehicle - a vehicle that moves on wheels and usually has a container for transporting things or people
    subtypes:
    • baggage car, luggage van - a railway car where passengers' bags are carried
    • cabin car, caboose - a car on a freight train for use of the train crew; usually the last car on the train
    • club car, lounge car - railroad car having a bar and tables and lounge chairs
    • freight car - a railway car that carries freight
    • guard's van - the car on a train that is occupied by the guard
    • handcar - a small railroad car propelled by hand or by a small motor
    • mail car - a railway car in which mail is transported and sorted
    • carriage, coach, passenger car - a railcar where passengers ride
    • slip carriage, slip coach - a railway car at the end of the train; it can be detached without stopping the train
    • tender - car attached to a locomotive to carry fuel and water
    • van - (Great Britain) a closed railroad car that carries baggage or freight
    belongs to: railroad train, train - public transport provided by a line of railway cars coupled together and drawn by a locomotive
    has: suspension, suspension system - a mechanical system of springs or shock absorbers connecting the wheels and axles to the chassis of a wheeled vehicle
    same as: car, railcar, railroad car

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