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control car

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.12 in modern English

Syllables
con-trol -car
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

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.

Inflected Forms

control cars (plural)

Synonyms

cab car

Questions

What does control car mean?
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.

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