caboose

/kəˈbuːs/
noun
  1. The last car on a freight train, used by the crew for working or living.
    • The conductor waved from the caboose as the train pulled away.
    • Old photographs show a red caboose at the end of the long line of freight cars.
    • The children loved to watch the caboose disappear around the bend.
  2. A small building or structure used as a lookout or shelter, especially in a sports stadium or at a construction site.
    • From the caboose at the top of the bleachers, the coach could see the entire field.
    • Workers took their lunch break in the caboose near the construction site.
    • The umpire sat in the caboose behind home plate to stay out of the sun.
  3. The last or final position in a sequence or group.
    • Our team finished in the caboose of the race, but we were proud to complete it.
    • The slowest hiker always ends up in the caboose of the group.
    • In the parade, the marching band brought up the caboose.
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