car body

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car body (plural car bodies)

  1. Synonym of auto body
  2. (rail transport) The body of a rail vehicle called a car.
    • 1960 December, “Talking of Trains: Tube trains from Derby”, in Trains Illustrated, page 706:
      This was announced in October when details of a £4 million order for car bodies and bogies to complete the Central and Piccadilly Line's rolling stock renewal programmes with 619 more "1959 Stock" cars were made known.