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handcar

 

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Noun handcar has 1 sense
  1. handcar - a small railroad car propelled by hand or by a small motor
    --1 is a kind of
    car, railcar, railway car, railroad car

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handcar

Noun (1):

A small, manually operated vehicle used for transportation on railway tracks, typically consisting of a platform mounted on two or more wheels and propelled by a pumping motion.

Sample sentence: The railroad workers used a handcar to transport equipment along the tracks.

Noun (2):

A hand-operated device, similar to a pump, used for raising water or other fluids.

Sample sentence: The villagers relied on the handcar to draw water from the well.

Noun (3):

A manual exercise machine, consisting of a pair of handles attached to a flywheel, used for toning arm and upper body muscles.

Sample sentence: I prefer using a handcar at the gym over the regular weight machines.

Verb:

To operate or propel a handcar.

Sample sentence: They decided to handcar their way down the abandoned railway.

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