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control car

control car noun: a non-powered railroad car, equipped with a driver's cabin, front lights and other equipment required for a locomotive, allowing a train to be controlled from the rear end without turning a locomotive at the end of the line.

Noun

control car (plural control cars)

  1. A non-powered railroad car, equipped with a driver's cabin, front lights and other equipment required for a locomotive, allowing a train to be controlled from the rear end without turning a locomotive at the end of the line.
    Synonyms:
    cab car

Synonyms of control car

  • cab car

Forms of control car

pluralcontrol cars

Questions about control car

What does control car mean?
Control car means a non-powered railroad car, equipped with a driver's cabin, front lights and other equipment required for a locomotive, allowing a train to be controlled from the rear end without turning a locomotive at the end of the line.
What part of speech is control car?
Control car is a noun.
What is the plural of control car?
The plural of control car is control cars.

Words near control car in the dictionary

  1. control brief
  2. control briefs
  3. control bus
  4. control buses
  5. control busses
  6. control car
  7. control cars
  8. control center
  9. control centers
  10. control centre
  11. control centres

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