boxcar

American  

[boks-kahr] / ˈbɒksˌkɑr /

noun

1. Railroads. a completely enclosed freight car.

2. boxcars, a pair of sixes on the first throw of the dice in the game of craps.

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adjective

1. Informal. extremely or disproportionately large.

   The business had boxcar profits during its first year.

boxcar British  

/ ˈbɒksˌkɑː /

noun

1. a closed railway freight van

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Etymology

Origin of boxcar

An Americanism dating back to 1855–60; box ¹ + car ¹

Example Sentences

We charged them, thrusting hands, arms, legs, even heads, under the streams of water, washing away the stench of the boxcars.

From Literature

A line of boxcars on a siding cast a long shadow.

From Literature

He noticed how people went to the rail yard in December and bought Christmas trees off boxcars, so fresh they still had ice clinging to their branches.

From Los Angeles Times

He noticed how people went to the railyard in December and bought Christmas trees off boxcars, so fresh they still had ice clinging to their branches.

From Los Angeles Times

But I remember being in a boxcar with four men and all four were pretty much like everyone else.

From Los Angeles Times