CABOOSE


Meaning of CABOOSE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ kə-ˈbüs ]

noun

Etymology: probably from Dutch kabuis, kombuis, from Middle Low German kabūse

Date: 1769

1. : a ship's galley

2. : a freight-train car attached usually to the rear mainly for the use of the train crew

3. : one that follows or brings up the rear

4. : buttocks

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.