caboose
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Synonyms
backside, behind, booty (also bootie) [slang], bottom, breech, bum, buns, butt, buttocks, can, cheeks, derriere (or derrière), duff, fanny, fundament, hams, haunches, heinie [slang], hunkers, keister (also keester) [slang], nates, posterior, rear, rear end, rump, seat, tail, tail end, tush [slang]
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Those who want to stay overnight can sleep in the railway’s bunkhouse or train caboose for $60 a night. — Jay Jones, latimes.com, "Nevada’s Star Train takes visitors into the dark on a stargazing adventure," 3 July 2019 The caboose model will feature an O-scale train, which is slightly larger. — Mayra Cruz, Houston Chronicle, "Tomball to unveil model railroads that depict its history," 7 July 2018 The next day, the rail company's cabooses were draped in mourning, the article said. — Kelly Kazek, AL.com, "Scenes from Goodwater: Tiny town was once busy rail hub," 11 Jan. 2018 The museum grounds also include a Southern Pacific caboose. — Carissa D. Lamkahouan, Houston Chronicle, "A quiet place to meet old La Porte," 10 July 2018 The property is made up of multiple train cabooses that have been retrofitted with beds and bathrooms, and a 3-room farmhouse, with rates starting at $116 per night. — Annemarie Conte, Woman's Day, "Yes, It Is Possible to Take a Family Trip That Feels Like a Vacation," 4 June 2018 In Wilton, a caboose serves as a resting spot and source of information on the small town that bills itself as the heart of the trail. — Chelsey Lewis, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "3 old railroad tunnels help make the Elroy-Sparta Trail one of the state's most popular," 21 June 2018 There are various scale model trains in action and visitors can step onboard a 1942 steam engine, a 1922 Pullman dining car, a 1975 boxcar and a 1950 caboose. — Michelle Newman, San Antonio Express-News, "New Braunfels: Your guide to shopping, dining and hotels," 11 June 2018 The locomotive, caboose and 1895 Depot museum have artifacts for the pioneering founders of the community who first arrived in 1810. — 'sam' Boyer/special To Cleveland.com, cleveland.com, "Dandelion Drive is a chance to learn area history and have fun," 13 May 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'caboose.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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