caboose vs car

caboose and car both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
caboose	Yes	No	No	No
car	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, car is a hypernym of caboose; that is, car is a word with a broader meaning than caboose:

caboose: a car on a freight train for use of the train crew; usually the last car on the train
car: a wheeled vehicle adapted to the rails of railroad

Other hypernyms of caboose include railcar, railroad car, railway car.

caboose (noun)	car (noun)
a car on a freight train for use of the train crew; usually the last car on the train	a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
the area for food preparation on a ship	a wheeled vehicle adapted to the rails of railroad
	where passengers ride up and down
	the compartment that is suspended from an airship and that carries personnel and the cargo and the power plant
	a conveyance for passengers or freight on a cable railway

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