boxcars

box·car

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [boks-kahr]
- /ˈbɒksˌkɑr/
- /ˈbɒks.kɑːr/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [boks-kahr]
- /ˈbɒksˌkɑr/

Definitions of boxcars word

noun boxcars Railroads. a completely enclosed freight car. 1
noun boxcars boxcars, a pair of sixes on the first throw of the dice in the game of craps. 1
adjective boxcars Informal. extremely or disproportionately large: The business had boxcar profits during its first year. 1
noun boxcars plural of boxcar. 0
noun boxcars (Slang) Double six in a dice game with two dice. 0

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Origin of boxcars

First appearance:

before 1855

One of the 30% newest English words

An Americanism dating back to 1855-60; box1 + car1

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Parts of speech for Boxcars

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Boxcars

boxcars popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 78% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

According to our data about 51% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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Synonyms for boxcars

noun boxcars

dozen — a group of 12.

Just one Synonym for boxcars