SKELETON CAR


Meaning of SKELETON CAR in English

Railroads.

a freight car essentially consisting of a central longitudinal girder fastened to the trucks, sometimes supplemented by one or more pairs of cross cantilevers: used for carrying logs or containers.

[ 1935-40 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .