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SLIP CARRIAGE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A railway car at the end of the train; it can be detached without stopping the train
Synonyms:
slip carriage; slip coach
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("slip carriage" is a kind of...):
car; railcar; railroad car; railway car (a wheeled vehicle adapted to the rails of railroad)
Domain region:
Britain; Great Britain; U.K.; UK; United Kingdom; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; 'Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom)