Synonyms of the word

railcar

• n. A self-propelled railroad vehicle for passengers.
• n. Any railway carriage or wagon, a railroad car.

car

• n. (obsolete) A turn.
• n. A wheeled vehicle that moves independently, with at least three wheels, powered mechanically, steered…
• n. (dated) A wheeled vehicle, drawn by a horse or other animal; a chariot.
• n. (rail transport, chiefly Canada, US) An unpowered unit in a railroad train.
• n. (rail transport) an individual vehicle, powered or unpowered, in a multiple unit.
• n. (rail transport) A passenger-carrying unit in a subway or elevated train, whether powered or not.
• n. A rough unit of quantity approximating the amount which would fill a railroad car.
• n. The moving, load-carrying component of an elevator or other cable-drawn transport mechanism.
• n. The passenger-carrying portion of certain amusement park rides, such as Ferris wheels.
• n. The part of an airship, such as a balloon or dirigible, which houses the passengers and control apparatus.
• n. (sailing) A sliding fitting that runs along a track.
• n. (uncountable, US) The aggregate of desirable characteristics of a car.
• n. (US) A floating perforated box for living fish.
• n. (computing) The first part of a cons in LISP. The first element of a list.