| 单词 | rack car |
| 释义 | > as lemmasrack car rack car n. U.S. any of various kinds of railway wagon, originally with an open top or sides, used for transporting freight; (in later use) spec. a railway wagon with two or three levels, used for transporting motor vehicles. ΘΚΠ society > travel > rail travel > rolling stock > [noun] > railway wagon or carriage > with openwork sides rack car1856 1856 Amer. Railway Times 3 July 2/3 The present equipment of the road consists of 52 locomotives; 41 passenger cars; 7 baggage cars; 673 covered freight, and 121 rack cars; 111 small gravel cars, and 97 hand cars. 1875 E. H. Knight Amer. Mech. Dict. III. 1863/1 [Railway-cars] had four wheels, no springs, and no roof; similar cars, termed ‘rack-cars’, are still in use. 1966 Nevada State Jrnl. 24 Mar. 14/6 For one first class railway ticket, you could load your car and the family onto a modified railway rack car and go all the way at high speed—sitting in your own car. 1989 Railway Age Oct. 41 Good-as-new rack cars converted from old intermodal cars now make up 64% of the Trailer Train fleet. < as lemmas |
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