noun
Meaning 1
A nonhazardous railroad freight car in a train, typically used to separate locomotives and their crews from freight cars carrying hazardous materials.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US
Topics: rail-transport, railways, transport
Examples
- 2022, Laura Sullivan, Mark Raney, Emilio Paleo, Separation Distance of Hazardous Materials Cars and Train Crews and/or Locomotives - Literature Review (Buffer Car Research Study), United States Department of Transportation "These requirements have been universally interpreted, by both operators and regulators, to effectively require five buffer cars for manifest trains (when train length permits) and one buffer car for unit trains and when the train length does not permit."
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided