"combination car" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: combination cars [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} combination car (plural combination cars)
  1. (US, rail transport) A railroad car containing two or more compartments used for different purposes, transporting passengers and freight. Tags: US Categories (topical): Rail transportation Synonyms: combine car
    Sense id: en-combination_car-en-noun-Mi0h2eyz Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 64 4 32 Topics: rail-transport, railways, transport
  2. A vehicle that serves either as a hearse or as an ambulance.
    Sense id: en-combination_car-en-noun-A-c4eyKR
  3. A tram or streetcar with separate open and closed compartments, often with the open compartment allowing smoking where the closed compartment does not.
    Sense id: en-combination_car-en-noun-2a0JP1Zr

Inflected forms

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