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trailer cars

trailer cars is the plural of trailer car.

Meaning of trailer car

Noun

trailer car (plural trailer cars)

  1. An unpowered car / coach / carriage included in the formation of a diesel multiple unit or an electric multiple unit.
    • Of the trailer cars, one is a 64-seater open second, with two lavatories; the other is the buffet car, with three first class compartments and a first class lavatory of larger dimensions than the others throughout the train.1960 September, “Inter-city diesel units for the Hull-Liverpool service of the N.E.R.”, in Trains Illustrated, page 560
    Synonyms:
    trailer

Questions about trailer cars

What is trailer cars the plural of?
Trailer cars is the plural of trailer car.

Words near trailer cars in the dictionary

  1. trailed away
  2. trailed behind
  3. trailed off
  4. trailer
  5. trailer car
  6. trailer cars
  7. trailer court
  8. trailer courts
  9. trailer hitch
  10. trailer hitches
  11. trailer park

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