We found 2 definitions of freight car from 2 different sources.
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freight car - a railway car that carries freight | ||
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" | ||
freight train, rattler a railroad train consisting of freight cars | ||
boxcar a freight car with roof and sliding doors in the sides | ||
cattle car a freight car for transporting cattle | ||
coal car freight car with fixed sides and no roof; for transporting coal | ||
flatcar, flatbed, flat freight car without permanent sides or roof | ||
gondola car, gondola a low flat-bottomed freight car with fixed sides but no roof | ||
refrigerator car a freight car that is equipped with refrigeration system |