baggage carnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈbæɡ.ɪdʒ ˌkɑːr/us/ˈbæɡ.ɪdʒ ˌkɑːr/US UK luggage vana railway carriage in which large bags are transported
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Railways: trains & parts of trains
- air brake
- bogie
- boiler
- bullet train
- caboose
- carriage
- choo-choo
- coach
- couchette
- diesel
- emergency cord
- freight car
- intercity
- maglev train
- rolling stock
- shunt
- shuttle
- sleeping car
- truck
- wagon-lit
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Examples from literature
- From the open door of the baggage car were tossed the mail sack and two express packages.
- How light and pleasant this car was—so different from the baggage car.
- So their trunks were taken from the ship and carried to the baggage cars.
- The rough cottonwood box was already in the baggage car.
- There a new baggage car was put on, and another engine.