"mail car" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: mail cars [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} mail car (plural mail cars)
  1. (rail transport, US) a railroad car in which mail is carried and sorted. Tags: US Categories (topical): Post, Rail transportation Synonyms: travelling post office [UK] Translations (type of railway car): wagon-poste [masculine] (French)

Inflected forms

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