Meaning of railcarful | Babel Free

Definitions

The amount that will fit in a railcar.

rare

Examples

“During the last⟳ year of the USSR existence the central ministries were no longer able to guarantee⟳ supply⟳ of food and other consumer goods to northern areas of the country. And this compelled Komi (like⟳ all other areas) to resort to barter deals—one railcarful of meat against 30 railcarfuls of lumber.”

“Cut⟳ to: Trudy Smith (King) — known as Ghastly Gertrude or Treacherous Trudy depending on who you ask⟳ — on a horse on the tracks and the train⟳ has no choice but to stop⟳ and not splatter her. All part of the plan⟳, of course. But this is no robbery. Past some passengers and a railcarful of shithead Confederate Blues is Rufus’ cage, and now he’s a free man.”

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