SLIP CARRIAGE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does slip carriage mean? 

• SLIP CARRIAGE (noun)
  The noun SLIP CARRIAGE has 1 sense:

1. a railway car at the end of the train; it can be detached without stopping the train

  Familiarity information: SLIP CARRIAGE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SLIP CARRIAGE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A railway car at the end of the train; it can be detached without stopping the train

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

slip carriage; slip coach

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)