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container car

con·tain·er car
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kuh n-tey-ner kahr]
    • /kənˈteɪ nər kɑr/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kuh n-tey-ner kahr]
    • /kənˈteɪ nər kɑr/

Definition of container car words

  • noun container car a flatcar or gondola car for carrying a number of standard, separate, removable containers. 1

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Origin of container car

First appearance:

before 1925
One of the 11% newest English words
First recorded in 1925-30

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Parts of speech for Container car

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

container car popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 37% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 73% 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.

container car usage trend in Literature

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