Definitions for handcar

handcar hand·car

Spelling: [hand-kahr]
IPA: /ˈhændˌkɑr/

Handcar is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 13 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 14 points.

You can make 126 anagrams from letters in handcar (aacdhnr).

Definitions for handcar

noun

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

Origin of handcar

An Americanism dating back to 1840-50; hand + car1

Examples for handcar

The crippled one was helped aboard of the handcar, Zeph joined them, and the handcar sped away.

He was thus engaged when the handcar rattled over the bridge.

But even as the handcar was passing him Mr. Trimm regretted his hastiness.

There was nobody left in the cut, and both the train and the handcar on which the section hands had traveled, were out of sight.

He carried 'Thusia to the street and rested her on a handcar that stood beside the railway and wrapped her in his greatcoat.

He made a jump off the right-of-way, and as the handcar flashed by he watched its flight from the covert of a weed tangle.

The section men had even got upon their handcar and were pumping away up the east-bound track.

Bannon walked back to the tracks, in time to see a handcar and trailer, packed with men, come up the track and stop near at hand.

Word Value for handcar
Scrable

13

Words with friends

14

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