Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

waycar

/ˈweɪˌkɑːr/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: way-car
IPA: /ˈweɪˌkɑːr/

14

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A crewed railroad car attached to the end of a freight train, serving as the conductor’s office, lookout (often via a cupola), and living quarters—equivalent to a caboose. Used chiefly in North America, historically.

Example Sentences

"The question certainly has two sides, some able managers thinking that keeping the locomotives circulating round without attaching any set practice of making a conductor, engineer, fireman and two brakemen follow a certain waycar and all keep together, taking out any engine which may be available for the run."
"The waycar is the rear car on the train. It is generally called a caboose."
"Crewmembers left their winter clothes in the waycar, another name for the caboose, hitched 56 cars behind the engine."

Etymology

way + car

Inflected Forms

waycars (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce waycar?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈweɪˌkɑːr/.
What does waycar mean?: A crewed railroad car attached to the end of a freight train, serving as the conductor’s office, lookout (often via a cupola), and living quarters—equivalent to a caboose. Used chiefly in North America, historically.
Where does waycar come from?: way + car

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