BOXCAR


Meaning of BOXCAR in English

I. ˈbäks-ˌkär noun

Date: 1856

: a roofed freight car usually with sliding doors in the sides

II. adjective

Etymology: from the high numbers stenciled on the sides of boxcars

Date: 1903

: very large

the judge awarded her a boxcar figure

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