Definition

1. Noun:
   • A wheeled vehicle designed to run on railway tracks: A railway car is a single unit of rolling stock that travels on a railroad. It is typically connected to other cars to form a train.
   • A passenger or freight compartment on a train: It refers to the individual vehicle that carries people, cargo, or specialized equipment along a railway line.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • The train was composed of a locomotive and ten railway cars.
  • We boarded the first-class railway car for our journey.
  • The derailment involved several freight railway cars.

Advanced Usage

• "to jump the rails": This phrase describes a railway car that has derailed or left the tracks.
  • The investigation focused on why the railway car jumped the rails.

Variants and Related Words

• Railcar (n): A common synonym and shortened form of "railway car."
  • The new electric railcar is very quiet.
• Carriage (n): A term often used interchangeably with "railway car," especially for passenger vehicles in British English.
  • We found our seats in carriage number three.
• Wagon (n): Often used specifically for a freight railway car.
  • A wagon loaded with coal was part of the long train.

Synonyms

• Coach: A railway car for passengers.
• Passenger car: A railway car designed to carry people.
• Freight car: A railway car designed to carry goods.

Related Phrases

• Dining car: A specific type of railway car where meals are served.
  • Let's have lunch in the dining car.
• Sleeping car: A railway car equipped with beds or berths for overnight travel.
  • We booked a compartment in the sleeping car.

Noun

1. a wheeled vehicle adapted to the rails of railroad
   • three cars had jumped the rails