caboose

A noun referring to either the area for food preparation on a ship or the last car on a freight train used by the train crew.

• 🇩🇪Substantiv, das entweder die Kombüse, also die Küche auf einem Schiff, oder den letzten Wagen eines Güterzugs bezeichnet, der von der Zugbesatzung genutzt wird.

1. Ship's galley B2 formal

   The kitchen or food preparation area on a ship.

   • The chef prepared meals in the ship's caboose.
   • The sailors gathered in the caboose for their evening meal.
   • The caboose on the old vessel was small but well-equipped.

   🇩🇪Schiffsküche

   Synonyme: cookhousegalleykitchen

2. Train crew car B1 formal american

   A car on a freight train used by the train crew, typically the last car on the train.

   • The conductor sat in the caboose at the end of the train.
   • The caboose was painted bright red and could be seen from a distance.
   • Modern trains rarely use a caboose anymore.

   🇩🇪Bremswagen

   Synonyme: van

• cabooses plural form
• cabooses' possessive plural form
• caboose's possessive singular form