caboose

  • 21caboose — ca·boose || kÉ™ buːs n. last car on a train; kitchen on ship …

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  • 22caboose — noun 1》 N. Amer. a railway wagon with accommodation for the train crew, typically attached to the end of the train. 2》 archaic a kitchen on a ship s deck. Origin C18: from Du. kabuis, kombuis …

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  • 23caboose — n. [Written also Camboose.] Cook room (of a ship), galley …

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  • 24caboose — noun (C) AmE the part of a train where the official in charge of it travels, usually at the back; guard s van BrE …

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  • 25caboose — ca·boose …

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  • 26caboose — ca•boose [[t]kəˈbus[/t]] n. 1) rai a car on a freight train, used chiefly as the crew s quarters and usu. attached to the rear of the train 2) brit. navig. a ship s galley • Etymology: 1740–50; < early modern D cabūse (D kabuis) ship s galley …

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  • 27caboose — /kəˈbus/ (say kuh boohs) noun 1. a kitchen on the deck of a ship; galley. 2. US a wagon (usually the last) on a goods train, used by the crew; guard s van. 3. a. a small dwelling; hut. b. a jail. 4. (in Antarctica) a small shelter mounted on a… …

  • 28caboose —   n. ship s galley; American, guard s or engineer s van on goods train …

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  • 29caboose — n. 1 a kitchen on a ship s deck. 2 US a guard s van; a car on a freight train for workmen etc. Etymology: Du. cabuse, of unkn. orig …

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  • 30CB the Red Caboose — CB (Caboose) is a character from the musical Starlight Express . He s a crowd favourite but was removed from the New London and On Ice productions. He seems to have a split personality. Since he is the Caboose, he is willing to help the other… …

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