English Dictionary

caboose

IPA（発音記号）

/kəˈbuːs/

名詞

廃用 歴史的 アメリカ英語 幼児語 婉語 俗語 複合語中 くだけた表現 頻度副詞

(obsolete, nautical) A small galley or cookhouse on the deck of a small vessel. / (historical, nautical) A small sand-filled container used as an oven on board ship.

日本語の意味

（古語・航海用語）小型船のデッキに設けられる、小さな調理室または厨房として用いられた空間。 / （歴史的・航海用語）船上でオーブンとして使われた、砂を詰め込んだ小型の容器。

Before the voyage, the sailors stocked the caboose with fresh herbs and salted meat for the long days at sea.

出航前、船員たちは長い航海に備えて甲板の小さな炊事場に新鮮なハーブと塩漬け肉を備えた。

意味（1）

(obsolete, nautical) A small galley or cookhouse on the deck of a small vessel.

意味（2）

(historical, nautical) A small sand-filled container used as an oven on board ship.

On the second day out, while sailing moderately on our course in the Gulf Stream, a sudden squall of wind struck the ship from the SW. and knocked her completely on her beam-ends, stove one of our boats, entirely destroyed two others, and threw down the cambouse.

意味（3）

(US, rail transport) The last car on a freight train, having cooking and sleeping facilities for the crew; a guard’s van.

意味（4）

(slang, baby-talk or euphemistic) buttocks

意味（5）

(slang, sports) The person or team in last place.

意味（6）

(informal, often in combination) A youngest child who is born after a long gap in time.

Jimmy was seven and had just finished first grade, so that made Nancy our caboose baby — our bonus child — our swan song.

cabooses （ plural ）