BOXCAR

boxcar

(noun) a freight car with roof and sliding doors in the sides

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

boxcar (plural boxcars)

(rail transport, US) An enclosed railroad freight car, especially one with a sliding door.

Synonyms

• box van (UK)

• goods van (UK)

Verb

boxcar (third-person singular simple present boxcars, present participle boxcarring, simple past and past participle boxcarred)

(math, transitive) To reduce to a boxcar function.

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

22 February 2025

ANALYSIS

(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’


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