caboose : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: caboose	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for caboose
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
caboose n the area for food preparation on a ship [syn: galley, ship's galley, caboose, cookhouse] a car on a freight train for use of the train crew; usually the last car on the train Synonym(s): cabin car, caboose
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Caboose \Caboose"\ (k[adot]b[oomac]s"), n. [Cf. D. kabuis, kombuis, Dan. kabys, Sw. kabysa, G. kabuse a little room or hut. The First part of the word seems to be allied to W. cab cabin, booth. Cf. {Cabin}.] [Written also {camboose}.] 1. (Naut.) A house on deck, where the cooking is done; -- commonly called the {galley}. 2. (Railroad) A car used on freight or construction trains for brakemen, workmen, etc.; a tool car. [U. S.]