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box·car (b

kär

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1. A fully enclosed railroad car, typically having sliding side doors, used to transport freight.

2. boxcars Games A pair of sixes on the first throw in craps.

boxcar [ˈbɒksˌkɑː]

(Transport / Railways) US and Canadian a closed railway freight van

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Noun

boxcar - a freight car with roof and sliding doors in the sides

freight car - a railway car that carries freight

stockcar - boxcar with latticed sides; for transporting livestock

Translations

boxcar [ˈbɒksˌkɑːʳ] N (US) → furgón m

boxcar [ˈbɒkskɑː^r] n (US) → wagon m (de marchandises) couvert

boxcar [ˈbɒkskɑːʳ] n (Am) → carro merci inv

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