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Noun: freight car  freyt kaa(r)
  1. A railway car that carries freight

Derived forms: freight cars

Type of: bogie [Asia], car, railcar, railroad car [N. Amer], railway car [Brit, Cdn], railway carriage [Brit, Cdn]

Part of: freight train, rattler [N. Amer]

Encyclopedia: Freight car