1
: a ship's galley
2
: a freight-train car attached usually to the rear mainly for the use of the train crew
3
: one that follows or brings up the rear
4
: buttocks
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I couldn't even make it down the bunny slope without ending up on my caboose
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Jay Paris, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
See inside a 1929 dining car, a caboose, and the Flying Duchess (one of only a few British trains in the U.S.).
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 13 Sep. 2024
Here, visitors can spot an outdoor display of a Grand Canyon Railway steam locomotive and a caboose, as well as portions of the old Fray Marcos Hotel, which is one of the original Harvey Houses.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 3 Aug. 2024
The couple purchased the cabooses on Facebook Marketplace and positioned them where an old railway line used to exist on the property.
—Troy Smith, Axios, 18 July 2024
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“Caboose.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/caboose. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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caboose
noun
ca·boose
kə-ˈbüs 
: a car usually at the rear of a freight train for the use of the train crew and railroad workers
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