railroad car rail·road·car uncommon noun 1. a wheeled vehicle adapted to the rails of railroad “three cars had jumped the rails” Synonymscarrailcarrailway carrailroad car Related words Broader terms wheeled vehicle Narrower terms baggage carcabin carclub carfreight carguard's vanhandcarmail carpassenger car Parts train Part of suspension WordNet 2.1 (Princeton University). WordNet 2.1 Copyright Princeton University. All rights reserved.