guard's van

noun

1. railways the van in which the guard travels, usually attached to the rear of a train US and Canadian equivalentcaboose

Example Sentences

The safes while on the line en route between London and Folkestone were in the guards van.

From Project Gutenberg

The thieves took first-class tickets, handed their bags full of shot to the porters, who placed them in the guards van.

From Project Gutenberg