freight car

noun

US

: a railroad car that is used for carrying goods

Examples of freight car in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

One of the tramps jumping off a freight car was the juvenile player, Frankie Darrow. — Thomas Doherty, HollywoodReporter, 19 Sep. 2026

One of the symbols of the commemoration will be a freight car, a model that was used to transport Jews to the camp, that will stand directly in front of the gate. — Russell Contreras, Axios, 26 Jan. 2025

The freight car rolled over Ivy, crushing part of his left arm and both his legs, which had to be amputated. — Topher Sanders, ProPublica, 13 Mar. 2024

There are a couple dozen people in this freight car alone, with dozens more riding on top of and within the other cars. — David Culver, CNN, 11 May 2023

My father worked for the railroad, and our family was allocated space in a freight car on a train that was to take us out of Ukraine. — Theresa Vargas, Washington Post, 22 Apr. 2023

Authorities said a metal beam protruding from the passing stationary freight car crashed through the window of the victim’s cab and struck him. — William Thornton | [e-mail], al, 15 Mar. 2023

Rhymes for freight car

• adar
• afar
• ajar
• alar
• alvar
• bazaar
• bizarre
• boxcar
• boyar
• bulbar
• cachar
• cigar