flatcar
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of flatcar
Example Sentences
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The Case Special came through every August with flatcars of the latest in steam engines and threshing machines.
From Literature
Korolev walked alongside the train tracks as the flatcar moved slowly, gently, from the hangar to the launch pad.
From Literature
In early April, their vehicles were filmed being loaded on to railway flatcars at Baranovichi in Belarus, from where they were taken the 1,000km or so to Belgorod, a Russian town bordering eastern Ukraine.
From BBC
Video footage provided by the defence ministry and published by the RIA news agency showed some tanks and other armoured vehicles being loaded onto railway flatcars.
From Reuters
The flatcar is the oldest rail car at the Danbury Railway Museum, which is home to more than 70 pieces of historic railroad equipment and artifacts.
From Washington Times
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