caboose

Meanings

• A railroad car at the end of a train, originally used as living quarters for railroad employees.

  - "The caboose at the end of the train was once used as living quarters for the train's conductor and brakeman."
  - "In the early days of railroading, cabooses were essential for railroad employees, providing them with a mobile living quarters that allowed them to travel with the train and keep an eye on the cargo."

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Pronunciation

1. /kəˈbuːs/
   
   
   
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Synonyms

guard's van

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with caboose
boose , dense , duce , loose , sparse , swerve , thwart

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Homophones

Words having the same pronunciation but different meanings, origins, or spelling,

1. Caboose (en) : A railroad car at the end of a train, originally used as living quarters for railroad employees.
   

2. Caboose (fr) : Le dernier wagon d'un train de chemin de fer, utilisé initialement comme logement pour les employés de chemin de fer.
   

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Variants

List of all variants of caboose that leads to same result
caboose , cabooses

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Etymology

origin and the way in which meanings have changed throughout history.

The term 'caboose' is believed to have originated from the French word 'cabose' which means 'head of cabbage'. The term came to be used for the railroad car at the end of a train because of its resemblance to the head of a cabbage.

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Trivia

Any details, considerations, events or pieces of information regarding the word

1. {"question"=>"In what year was the first caboose built?", "answer"=>"The exact year of the first caboose being built is not known. However, it is believed that cabooses began to be used around the mid-19th century, as the railroad industry continued to grow and expand."}

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1. mnemonic
   

   - To remember the definition of a caboose, use the following mnemonic: 'A Caboose is a rolling home for railroad employees.' By remembering this mnemonic, you will easily be able to recall the definition of a caboose.

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