Definition of caboose Caboose
/kʌbuˈs/ - [kubus] - ca•boose
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What does caboose mean?
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| caboose - the area for food preparation on a ship | ||
| galley, ship's galley, cookhouse | ||
| kitchen a room equipped for preparing meals | ||
| ship a vessel that carries passengers or freight | ||
| caboose - a car on a freight train for use of the train crew; usually the last car on the train | ||
| cabin car | ||
| railcar, railroad car, railway car, car a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine; "he needs a car to get to work" | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- caboose (n.)
A house on deck, where the cooking is done; -- commonly called the galley. - caboose (n.)
A car used on freight or construction trains for brakemen, workmen, etc.; a tool car.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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caboose
ka-bōōs′, n. the kitchen or cooking-stove of a ship. [Dut. kombuis; cf. Ger. kabuse.]
Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵
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caboose
The cook-room or kitchen of merchantmen on deck; a diminutive substitute for the galley of a man-of-war. It is generally furnished with cast-iron apparatus for cooking.
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🔤- caboose, noun, singular of cabooses.
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