Meanings
nouncar body (plural car bodies)
plural car bodies
- rail transportThe body of a rail vehicle called a car.
This was announced in October when details of a £4 million order for car bodies and bogies to complete the Central and Piccadilly Line's rolling stock renewal programmes with 619 more "1959 Stock" cars were made known.
1960 December, “Talking of Trains: Tube trains from Derby”, in Trains Illustrated, page 706
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of auto body.
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car body. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/car%20body
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“car body.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/car%20body. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “car body,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/car%20body.
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