| 单词 | caboose |
| 释义 | caboose (once / 11225 pages) 1n 2n A caboose is a train car that is usually at the end. If you are pulling up the rear, you could call yourself the caboose. The engine is the first car on a freight train, and the last car is usually the caboose. Besides being last, the other feature of a caboose is its use by the crew. Most of a freight train will be filled with whatever cargo they're transporting, and they need to use that space as efficiently as possible. The caboose is where the crew can hang out during the trip. If there's a kitchen on the train, it will usually be in the caboose. WORD FAMILYcaboose: cabooses USAGE EXAMPLESAt a year and half, Jamari Burns “was lining up toy trains, putting the caboose at the end,” his mother, Erin Burns, said. New York Times(Dec 06, 2016) An antitrust investigation is the caboose of the drug consolidation train. New York Times(Nov 04, 2016) Orion’s zeal to save the boxcar and restore it is remarkable, especially because most people opt to fix a caboose or passenger car, Ganz said. Washington Times(Oct 31, 2016) 1 n a car on a freight train for use of the train crew; usually the last car on the train 2Syn|Hyper cabin car car, railcar, railroad car, railway car a wheeled vehicle adapted to the rails of railroad n the area for food preparation on a ship Syn|Hypo|Hyper cookhouse, galley, ship's galley cuddy the galley or pantry of a small ship kitchen a room equipped for preparing meals |
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