hopper car

English

an open-top hopper car

part of a train of covered hopper cars, transporting grain

Noun

hopper car (plural hopper cars)

1. (rail transport, US) A railroad freight car which is used to transport bulk materials in a hopper, the load being usually discharged through one or more hinged doors at the bottom of the car.

   Synonym: hopper wagon (UK)

   Hypernyms: freight car, goods wagon

   Coordinate terms: gondola, gondola car

See also

• ballast car
• chemical car
• coal car
• grain car
• mine car
• ore car
• skip car

 

References

• hopper car on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Category:hopper cars on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons