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caboose

/kəˈbuːs/

noun

Meaning

  • A small galley or cookhouse on the deck of a small vessel.

  • A small sand-filled container used as an oven on board ship.

  • The last car on a freight train, having cooking and sleeping facilities for the crew; a guard’s van.

  • Buttocks

  • The person or team in last place.

  • A youngest child who is born after a big gap in time.

Synonyms

guard's van