casey jones

1. 1.

   United States railroad engineer who died trying to stop his train from crashing into another train; a friend wrote a famous ballad describing the incident (1864-1900)

   SynonymsJonesJohn Luther Jones

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What does casey jones mean?

casey jones means "United States railroad engineer who died trying to stop his train from crashing into another train; a friend wrote a famous ballad describing the incident (1864-1900)".

What is another word for casey jones?

Close synonyms include Jones, John Luther Jones. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.