boxcar

== English == === Alternative forms === box car, box-car === Pronunciation === === Etymology 1 === From box +‎ car. ==== Noun ==== boxcar (plural boxcars) (rail transport, US) An enclosed railway goods wagon, typically with a sliding door. Synonyms: covered goods wagon (formal in the UK), goods van (British and Australian English), box van, van, house car (rare) ===== Hypernyms ===== railroad car ===== Derived terms ===== boxcar function ===== Translations ===== ===== See also ===== flatcar ==== Verb ==== boxcar (third-person singular simple present boxcars, present participle boxcarring, simple past and past participle boxcarred) (mathematics, transitive) To reduce to a boxcar function. ==== Adjective ==== boxcar (comparative more boxcar, superlative most boxcar) Extremely large. Synonyms: gigantic, enormous; see also Thesaurus:large === Etymology 2 === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) ==== Noun ==== boxcar (plural boxcars) (attributive, followed by "scar") A type of atrophic acne scar that forms a broad, box-like depression on the skin. Hypernym: atrophic scar Coordinate terms: icepick scar, rolling scar ===== References =====