flat wagon
noun1
Rail transport, Railways, Transport UK An open railway wagon without sides and roof, or with very low sides.
- Two flat wagons carrying tanks were also seen here.1944 January and February, “Light Railways in Derbyshire”, in Railway Magazine, page 25:
- One train ferry wagon, with the inscription "On hire to L.N.E.R.," was carrying British prisoners; and another odd sight was an L.N.E.R. container on a German flat wagon, offering "Door to Door Transport."1946 March and April, “Notes and News: Train Watching in a P.O.W. Camp”, in Railway Magazine, page 117: