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Definition of Dining car
1. Noun. A passenger car where food is served in transit.
Generic synonyms: Carriage, Coach, Passenger Car
Derivative terms: Dine, Dine
Definition of Dining car
1. Noun. A carriage on a train that functions as a restaurant. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Dining Car
Literary usage of Dining car
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Annual Report of the Attorney-general of the United States by United States Dept. of Justice, United States Attorney-General (1892)
"$213.00 Breakfast ou dining car, Richmond and Danville Railroad 1.00 1 to 5.
(At Washington, no charge.) Baggage to hotel .50 Baggage to depot .50 Railroad ..."
2. The Story of the Pullman Car by Joseph Husband (1917)
"be only a dining car, serving no other purpose, and practical for operation ...
The first real dining car which Mr. Pullman constructed was aptly named the ..."
3. United States Supreme Court Reports by Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company, United States Supreme Court (1904)
"On reaching the town of Promontory, Utah, Johnson was directed to uncouple the
engine from the train and couple it to a dining car, belonging to the company ..."
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