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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

hop′per car′, [Railroads.]

Rail Transporta freight car, usually open at the top and containing one or more hoppers so that bulk cargo can be quickly discharged through its bottom.

1860–65, American.

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