seatrain

[ see-treyn ]

noun

1. a ship for the transportation of loaded railroad cars.

Word History and Origins

Origin of seatrain¹

First recorded in 1930–35; sea + train

Example Sentences

Mr. Kooper and Mr. Katz started Blood, Sweat and Tears, while Mr. Kulberg and Mr. Blumenfeld made an album, “Planned Obsolescence,” as the Blues Project before renaming their band Seatrain.

From New York Times

Seatrain Lines goes bankrupt Seatrain Lines, a troubled cargo-ship operator, would have foundered years ago without the aid of a friendly and very wealthy benefactor: the U.S.

From Time Magazine Archive

While an emotional national debate erupted over $1.5 billion in federal loan guarantees for Chrysler, Seatrain has quietly received nearly $450 million in Government financial assistance since 1972.

From Time Magazine Archive

Despite the federal largesse, however, Seatrain last week finally ran on the rocks.

From Time Magazine Archive

Three Italian companies who together were owed more than $1 million by Seatrain pushed it into bankruptcy proceedings.

From Time Magazine Archive