Flatcar (Noun)
Meaning
Freight car without permanent sides or roof.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- A long, heavy piece of equipment was loaded securely onto a flatcar for transportation overseas.
- The crane was carefully maneuvered to lower the large generator onto a waiting flatcar at the rail yard.
- A specialized crew carefully strapped the gigantic industrial compressor to a reinforced flatcar for rail shipment.
- Flatcars are often used to transport oversized loads that cannot fit within standard-sized freight cars.
- Railway personnel have developed extensive procedures for securing loads on flatcars to prevent accidents.