Meaning

1 senses
  1. (US)A railroad freight car without sides and roof.

    Flachwagen, Plattformwagen

    ваго́н-платфо́рмаvagón-platfórma, платфо́рмаplatfórma

    freight car without permanent sides or roof

Examples

1 sentences
  1. They loaded the tank on the flatcar.

    ruТанк погрузили на вагон-платформу.

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Translations

5 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
railroad freight car without sides and roof:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
railroad freight car without sides and roof:

Origin

From flat + car.

From flat + car.

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Forms

plural: flatcars

Synonyms

4 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • freight car without permanent sides or roof:flatbedflat

Word family

1 related words
Relatedboxcar

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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