buffer cars

A form of buffer car — A nonhazardous railroad freight car in a train, typically used to separate locomotives and their crews from freight cars carrying hazardous materials.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of buffer car
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APA

buffer cars. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/buffer%20cars

MLA

“buffer cars.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/buffer%20cars. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “buffer cars,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/buffer%20cars.

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