Hand-car


[hand-kahr] /ˈhændˌkɑr/

noun
1.
a small railroad or platform on four wheels propelled by a mechanism worked by , used on some railroads for inspecting tracks and transporting workers.
n.

1846 in railroading sense, from hand (n.) + car.

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