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power car

power car noun: a vehicle that propels, and commonly also controls, a passenger train or tram, often as the lead vehicle.

Noun

power car (plural power cars)

  1. A vehicle that propels, and commonly also controls, a passenger train or tram, often as the lead vehicle.
    • The inner power cars are brake second class compartment coaches; the guard has means of both bell and two-way telephone communication with the driving compartment.1960 September, “Inter-city diesel units for the Hull-Liverpool service of the N.E.R.”, in Trains Illustrated, page 560
  2. A vehicle equipped with machinery for supplying heat or electrical power to other parts of a train.

power car meaning in Tamil

power car in Tamil

திறனூர்தி

Forms of power car

pluralpower cars

Questions about power car

What does power car mean?
Power car means a vehicle that propels, and commonly also controls, a passenger train or tram, often as the lead vehicle.
What is power car in Tamil?
Power car in Tamil is திறனூர்தி. See Power car meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is power car?
Power car is a noun.
What is the plural of power car?
The plural of power car is power cars.

Words near power car in the dictionary

  1. power bumps
  2. power button
  3. power buttons
  4. power cable
  5. power cables
  6. power car
  7. power cars
  8. power center
  9. power centers
  10. power centre
  11. power centres

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