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carbuilder

carbuilder noun: a manufacturer of railroad cars.

Noun

carbuilder (plural carbuilders)

  1. (US) A manufacturer of railroad cars.
    • At least three companies (including two carbuilders) lease the latest piggyback cars to individual railroads, which enables the carriers to escape a capital investment or obligation for debt service.1960 November, David Morgan, “"Piggyback"—U.S. success story”, in Trains Illustrated, page 687

Forms of carbuilder

pluralcarbuilders
alternative formcar builder
alternative formcar-builder

Origin of carbuilder

From car + builder.

Questions about carbuilder

What does carbuilder mean?
Carbuilder means a manufacturer of railroad cars.
What part of speech is carbuilder?
Carbuilder is a noun.
What is the plural of carbuilder?
The plural of carbuilder is carbuilders.

Words near carbuilder in the dictionary

  1. Carbrook
  2. carbros
  3. carbs
  4. carbs up
  5. carbubarb
  6. carbuilder
  7. carbuilders
  8. carbuncle
  9. carbuncled
  10. carbuncles
  11. carbuncular

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