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Dummy car

Dummy \Dum"my\, a. [See Dumb.]

  1. Silent; mute; noiseless; as a dummy engine.

  2. Fictitious or sham; feigned; as, a dummy watch.

    Dummy car. See under Car.

Dummy car

Car \Car\, n. [OF. car, char, F. cahr, fr. L. carrus, Wagon: a Celtic word; cf. W. car, Armor. karr, Ir. & Gael. carr. cf. Chariot.]

  1. A small vehicle moved on wheels; usually, one having but two wheels and drawn by one horse; a cart.

  2. A vehicle adapted to the rails of a railroad. [U. S.]

    Note: In England a railroad passenger car is called a railway carriage; a freight car a goods wagon; a platform car a goods truck; a baggage car a van. But styles of car introduced into England from America are called cars; as, tram car. Pullman car. See Train.

  3. A chariot of war or of triumph; a vehicle of splendor, dignity, or solemnity. [Poetic].

    The gilded car of day.
    --Milton.

    The towering car, the sable steeds.
    --Tennyson.

  4. (Astron.) The stars also called Charles's Wain, the Great Bear, or the Dipper.

    The Pleiads, Hyads, and the Northern Car.
    --Dryden.

  5. The cage of a lift or elevator.

  6. The basket, box, or cage suspended from a balloon to contain passengers, ballast, etc.

  7. A floating perforated box for living fish. [U. S.]

    Car coupling, or Car coupler, a shackle or other device for connecting the cars in a railway train. [U. S.]

    Dummy car (Railroad), a car containing its own steam power or locomotive.

    Freight car (Railrood), a car for the transportation of merchandise or other goods. [U. S.]

    Hand car (Railroad), a small car propelled by hand, used by railroad laborers, etc. [U. S.]

    Horse car, or Street car, an omnibus car, draw by horses or other power upon rails laid in the streets. [U. S.]

    Palace car, Drawing-room car, Sleeping car, Parlor car, etc. (Railroad), cars especially designed and furnished for the comfort of travelers. [1913 Webster] ||

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dummy car

n. A railroad car containing its own steam power or locomotive.