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power cars

power cars is the plural of power car.

Meaning of power car

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.

Questions about power cars

What is power cars the plural of?
Power cars is the plural of power car.

Words near power cars in the dictionary

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

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