boxcar
boxcar · boxcars
товарный вагон
An enclosed railway goods wagon, typically with a sliding doorAn enclosed railway goods wagon, typically with a sliding door.
US/bˈɑkskˌɑɹ/
» Tom lives in an abandoned boxcar.
rul · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
2 senses(US)An enclosed railway goods wagon, typically with a sliding door.
това́рный ваго́нtovárnyj vagón
(attributive)A type of atrophic acne scar that forms a broad, box-like depression on the skin.
More definitions
- a freight car with roof and sliding doors in the sides
Examples
1 sentencesTom lives in an abandoned boxcar.
Translations
3 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
enclosed goods wagon:
Origin
From box + car.From box + car.
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Forms
plural: boxcarsSynonyms
5 synonymsWord family
2 related wordsRelatedflatcar
Derivedboxcar function
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.