handcar
/ˈhændˌkɑr/
noun
- A small railroad vehicle that is moved by people pushing or pulling a lever up and down by hand.
- At the museum, visitors can ride a handcar and feel what it was like to travel by rail in the old days.
- Two men pumped the lever of the handcar to make it roll down the railway line.
- The workers used a handcar to travel along the tracks to check for damage.
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