Used in a Sentence

boxcar

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for boxcar.

Editorial note

My first child arrived around the time the original founder of boxcar.io invited me on to be CTO.

Examples12
Definitions4
Parts of speech3

Quick take

Extremely large.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of boxcar gathered in one view.

adjective

Extremely large.

noun

(rail transport, US) An enclosed railway goods wagon, typically with a sliding door.

noun

(attributive, followed by "scar") A type of atrophic acne scar that forms a broad, box-like depression on the skin.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for boxcar.

adjective

Extremely large.

noun

(rail transport, US) An enclosed railway goods wagon, typically with a sliding door.

noun

(attributive, followed by "scar") A type of atrophic acne scar that forms a broad, box-like depression on the skin.

verb

(mathematics, transitive) To reduce to a boxcar function.

Example sentences

1

My first child arrived around the time the original founder of boxcar.io invited me on to be CTO.

2

It just means less cattle are in the boxcar.

3

My personal experience with Boxcar lines up with those numbers, along with a 0.056% conversion rate from pirated to paid.

4

I considered PushOver and Boxcar but I didn't like the idea of forwarding all my email to them.

5

Even simple books like The Animorphs series have things to talk about, or the Boxcar Kids, or any of a zillion books.

6

If I remember correctly you could have a 300-400km railgun shoot boxcar-sized payloads into orbit with very little additional thrust.

7

On iOS there are options like Boxcar and the like, but they're usually sub-optimal and rely on passing your login credentials to a third party.

8

Oh what I would give to pit my genetically-superior boxcar against a challenger.

9

I've been following and waiting for the release of Boxcar 2.0 since it was mentioned on TechCrunch several weeks ago, glad to see it finally launched.

10

I was previously CTO at Boxcar and several other companies, and Jeff, the designer half has been a senior designer for over 10 years and has extensive design experience across mobile and web.

Proper noun examples

1

It actually already does support this, as well as twitter and push notifications to iOS via Boxcar.

2

We've worked at and built out several startups previously (Boxcar, StreetEasy) as well as working in large companies, and have created and maintained scalable websites and mobile apps supporting millions of monthly users.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use boxcar in a sentence?

My first child arrived around the time the original founder of boxcar.io invited me on to be CTO.

What does boxcar mean?

Extremely large.

What part of speech is boxcar?

boxcar is commonly used as adjective, noun, verb.