Usually means: Vehicle designed for railway transport.
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  1. railcar: Merriam-Webster
  2. railcar: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  3. railcar: Collins English Dictionary
  4. railcar: Vocabulary.com
  5. Railcar, railcar: Wordnik
  6. railcar: Wiktionary
  7. railcar: Dictionary.com
  8. Railcar: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  9. railcar: Rhymezone
  10. railcar: FreeDictionary.org
  11. railcar: Mnemonic Dictionary
  12. railcar: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. railcar: Encyclopedia

(Note: See railcars as well.)

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noun:  (rail transport) A self-propelled railway vehicle for passengers, similar to a bus.
noun:  (rail transport) A powered single railway vehicle designed for passenger transport, with a driver's cab in both ends; Not to be confused with motor coach/motorcar, which is a powered railway vehicle capable to haul a train.
noun:  (Only in Canada and US) Any unpowered railway vehicle

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