noun

boxcar

goods wagon, freight wagon

The train was pulling a long line of boxcars.

The train was pulling a long line of goods wagons.

((a/the)) boxcar a type of enclosed railway wagon The train had one empty boxcar.

Synonyms: freight car, goods wagon

A compound word from 'box' and 'car', literally a car shaped like a box.

Visualize a large, rectangular box on train wheels. It's a 'box' that is also a 'car'.

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