carbuilder

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noun

A manufacturer of railroad cars.

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Meanings

nouncarbuilder (plural carbuilders)

plural carbuilders · alternative car builder · alternative car-builder

  1. USrail transportA manufacturer of railroad cars.

    At least three companies (including two carbuilders) lease the latest piggyback cars to individual railroads, which enables the carriers to escape a capital investment or obligation for debt service.

    1960 November, David Morgan, “"Piggyback"—U.S. success story”, in Trains Illustrated, page 687

Origin

From car + builder.

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APA

carbuilder. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carbuilder

MLA

“carbuilder.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carbuilder. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “carbuilder,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carbuilder.

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