boxcar
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boxcar¹
Where it comes from
From box + car.
noun boxcars · box car · box-car
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An enclosed railway goods wagon, typically with a sliding door.
The locomotive pulled one single car, a dilapidated boxcar missing numerous planks in its walls.
Similar: covered goods wagon, goods van, box van, van, house car
verb boxcars · boxcarring · boxcarred · box car · box-car
- To reduce to a boxcar function.
adjective more boxcar · most boxcar · box car · box-car
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Extremely large.
Similar: gigantic, enormous, ample, big, bodacious, broad, commodious, considerable, exceeding, expansive, good-sized, full
boxcar²
noun boxcars · box car · box-car
- A type of atrophic acne scar that forms a broad, box-like depression on the skin.
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noun enclosed goods wagon
| Español | furgón, vagón |
|---|---|
| Русский | това́рный ваго́н továrnyj vagón |
Talk about this word "boxcar." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/boxcar. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. boxcar. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/boxcar "boxcar." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/boxcar.Cite this
@misc{boxcar_2026,
title = {boxcar},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/boxcar},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
