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grain car

grain car noun: a railroad car designed or used to carry bulk grain, often a covered hopper car, not used for other goods.

grain car: a railroad car designed or used to carry bulk grain, often a covered hopper car, not used for other...
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Noun

grain car (plural grain cars)

  1. (rail transportation) A railroad car designed or used to carry bulk grain, often a covered hopper car, not used for other goods.
    Synonyms:
    grainer

Synonyms of grain car

Forms of grain car

pluralgrain cars

Questions about grain car

What does grain car mean?
Grain car means a railroad car designed or used to carry bulk grain, often a covered hopper car, not used for other goods.
What part of speech is grain car?
Grain car is a noun.
What is the plural of grain car?
The plural of grain car is grain cars.

Words near grain car in the dictionary

  1. grain alcohol
  2. grain alcohols
  3. grain beetle
  4. grain beetles
  5. grain boundary
  6. grain car
  7. grain cars
  8. Grain Coast
  9. grain corn
  10. grain elevator
  11. grain elevators

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