railway car

collocation in English

meaningsofrailwayandcar

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railway
noun[C]
uk
/ˈreɪl.weɪ/us
/ˈreɪl.weɪ/
the metal tracks on which ...
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car
noun[C]
uk
/kɑːr/us
/kɑːr/
a road vehicle with an engine, four wheels, and seats for a small number ...
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(Definition ofrailwayandcarfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Arailwaycartravels 300 or 400 or 500 miles, as the case may be, and goes through the jurisdiction of a very large number of licensing justices.
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The museum presents exhibits on various train subjects and has an extensiverailwaycarcollection (about 100 vehicles).
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The city's economy depends on arailwaycarbuilding works, ferroalloy plant and coal mines.
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This was done to provide sound insulation to the floor of therailwaycarprior to final assembly.
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These pavilions can range in size from an old rebuiltrailwaycarto a small summer house.
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His father was president of arailwaycarwelders union local.
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The production of 731 involved several stunts, including the explosion of a retiredrailwaycar.
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Hotel guests can stay in half of a restored passengerrailwaycar.
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Arailwaycarused to carry baggage is also called a "van".
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When the bucket is full, the shovel is rotated to load arailwaycaror motor truck.
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He wakes to find the train stopped and his car now a 19th-centuryrailwaycar, deserted except for himself.
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The merger of locomotives andrailwaycarplants has restructured global railway equipment market that global railway equipment giant dominated more market share.
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For instance, to "combine" is to put together, whereas a "combine" may be a farm machine or arailwaycar; the generic noun is "combination".
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The specially constructed catcher pouch was grabbed by the catcher mechanism in the passingrailwaycar and the catcher pouch would release from the holding rings on the mail crane.
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The company manufactures heavy grades of cotton duck, used for making vessel sails, mechanical belting and hose,railwaycarroofing, binder canvasses, tarpaulins, tents, awnings, filters and cotton paper dryers.
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It has retained several features from the area's industrial past, including old railway tracks and an oldrailwaycar, while an old ship hull turned upside-down serves as a pavilion.
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She was loaded with railway material and carried on deck three railway cars of a total weight of twelve tons.
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