flat wagon

English

Noun

flat wagon (plural flat wagons)

1. (rail transport, UK) An open railway wagon without sides and roof, or with very low sides.

   Synonyms: (American) flatcar, flatbed, (British synonym) truck

   • 1944 January and February, “Light Railways in Derbyshire”, in Railway Magazine, page 25:

     Two flat wagons carrying tanks were also seen here.

   • 1946 March and April, “Notes and News: Train Watching in a P.O.W. Camp”, in Railway Magazine, page 117:

     One train ferry wagon, with the inscription "On hire to L.N.E.R.," was carrying British prisoners; and another odd sight was an L.N.E.R. container on a German flat wagon, offering "Door to Door Transport."

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