"flatcar" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: flatcars [plural]
Etymology: From flat + car. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|flat|car}} flat + car Head templates: {{en-noun}} flatcar (plural flatcars)
  1. (rail transport, US) A railroad freight car without sides and roof. Tags: US Categories (topical): Rail transportation Synonyms: flatbed, flat wagon (english: British synonyms:), truck, flat car [UK] Related terms: boxcar Translations (railroad freight car without sides and roof): fladvogn [common-gender] (Danish), avovaunu (Finnish), wagon plat [masculine] (French), Flachwagen [masculine] (German), Plattformwagen [masculine] (German), pőrekocsi [singular] (Hungarian), carro merci senza sponde [masculine] (Italian), carro merci scoperto [masculine] (Italian), flatvogn (Norwegian), vagon platafòrma [masculine] (Occitan), ваго́н-платфо́рма (vagón-platfórma) [masculine] (Russian), платфо́рма (platfórma) [feminine] (Russian), vagón plataforma [masculine] (Spanish), flatvagn (Swedish)

Inflected forms

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          "sense": "railroad freight car without sides and roof",
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      "sense": "railroad freight car without sides and roof",
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      "code": "es",
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      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "railroad freight car without sides and roof",
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