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rattler

[rat-ler] / ˈræt lər /
NOUN
freight train
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The first rattler occurred at a depth of 3.4 miles, and the largest quake was shallower, at 0.1 miles.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 20, 2024

Whatever it was they found it in Boyd Fortin, a 13-year-old with blond locks and the carcass of a rattler in his hands.

From New York Times Apr. 25, 2023

On more than one occasion he's found himself under a house or a trailer in the wee hours of darkness tracking down a copperhead or rattler that needs to be moved.

From Scientific American Sep. 18, 2022

Cameron said the crew continued the work, but the up-close look at the rattler thrilled her.

From Washington Post Sep. 15, 2021

Once I traveled about in an old bakery wagon, double-doored rattler with a mattress on its floor.

From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck




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