flatcar

/ˈflætkɑː(r)/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈflætkɑːr/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈflat-ˌkär/ (ame, mw)

flatcar — noun

1. a train car with a flat floor and no roof or walls, designed for carrying large

1.名詞
釋義

a train car with a flat floor and no roof or walls, designed for carrying large or heavy items such as vehicles, pipes, or building materials

例句

The crane lifted the steel beams onto the flatcar before the train left.

collocation: lift/load onto a flatcar

Each flatcar on the freight train carried two cars from the factory to the port.

flatcar as subject + carrying [goods]

同義詞
  • flatbed

    more common for trucks (flatbed truck); also used for railway cars in American English

  • flat

    informal shortening of flatcar, used mainly by railway workers

用法筆記

Flatcar is a countable noun. It is a specialized term used mainly in railway and freight transport contexts. In informal American English, it is sometimes shortened to flat.