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nouncoal car (plural coal cars)
plural coal cars
- Any railroad car designed or used for transporting coal, usually an open-top hopper car.
Synonyms: jimmy
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAny railroad car designed or used for transporting coal, usually an open-top hopper car.
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coal car. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coal%20car
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“coal car.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coal%20car. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “coal car,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coal%20car.
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