luggage van
Definition
Noun: A luggage van is a railway car or carriage specifically designed and used for transporting passengers' baggage and luggage, not for carrying passengers themselves. It is typically attached to a passenger train.
Usage
The term is used to identify the specific part of a passenger train responsible for baggage handling. * The porter loaded the suitcases into the luggage van. * Please ensure your large items are stored in the luggage van at the front of the train.
Advanced Usage
- The term is primarily used in British English. In American English, the equivalent term is typically "baggage car".
- Historically, luggage vans also carried mail and parcels, sometimes being referred to as "luggage and mail vans".
Variants and Related Words
- Baggage car (noun): The American English equivalent of a luggage van.
- Brake van (noun): A similar railway car used historically at the end of freight trains, containing braking equipment and crew accommodation. While functionally different, it is a related type of non-passenger carriage.
Synonyms
- Baggage car
- Baggage wagon
Antonyms
- Passenger car
- Passenger carriage
- Coach
Noun
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a railway car where passengers' bags are carried
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