caboose

• Sustantivo que designa, por un lado, la cocina o el lugar donde se prepara la comida en un barco, y por otro, el vagón de cola de un tren de mercancías utilizado por el personal del tren.

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.

1. Ship's galleyB2formal

   The kitchen or food preparation area on a ship.

   Cocina de barco

   • 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.

   Sinónimoscookhousegalleykitchen

2. Train crew carB1formalamerican

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

   Furgón de cola

   • 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.

   Sinónimosvan