driving car

noun

A control car; a non-engine rail car from which the train may be driven.

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Meanings

noundriving car (plural driving cars)

plural driving cars

  1. rail transportA control car; a non-engine rail car from which the train may be driven.

    The appearance of the new non-driving motor car conforms to that of the converted driving cars, and the car body design closely follows that adopted for London Transport 1938 surface stock; […].

    1950 February, “Rolling Stock for London Transport”, in Railway Magazine, page 88
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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