carbuilder en · NOUN
Etymology
From car + builder.
Meanings
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(US) A manufacturer of railroad cars.
At least three companies (including two carbuilders) lease the latest piggyback cars to individual railroads, which enables the carriers to escape a capital investment or obligation for debt service.
1960 November, David Morgan, “"Piggyback"—U.S. success story”, in Trains Illustrated, page 687:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| car-builder | alternative | lexicographic | |
| car builder | alternative | lexicographic | |
| carbuilders | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
carmaker[phantonym]]s> · automaker