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hopper car

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.48 in modern English

Syllables
hop-per -car
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A railroad freight car which is used to transport bulk materials in a hopper, the load being usually discharged through one or more hinged doors at the bottom of the car.

American usage

Usage

Inflected Forms

hopper cars (plural)

Phrases

ballast car chemical car coal car grain car mine car ore car skip car tank car

Frequently Paired Words

ballast car chemical car coal car grain car mine car ore car skip car tank car

Synonyms

hopper wagon

Questions

What does hopper car mean?
A railroad freight car which is used to transport bulk materials in a hopper, the load being usually discharged through one or more hinged doors at the bottom of the car.

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