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Dining car   /dˈaɪnɪŋ kɑr/   Listen
Dining car

noun
1.
A passenger car where food is served in transit.  Synonyms: buffet car, diner, dining compartment.






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"Dining car" Quotes from Famous Books



... carriage, 2nd class carriage, 3rd class carriage, 1st class compartment, 2nd class compartment, 3rd class compartment; rolling stock; horse box, cattle truck; baggage car, express car, freight car, parlor car, dining car, Pullman car, sleeping car, sleeper, dome car; surface car, tram car, trolley car; box car, box wagon; horse car [U.S.]; bullet train, shinkansen [Jap.], cannonball, the Wabash cannonball, lightning express; ...
— Roget's Thesaurus

... not prove that there are no such occurrences, but it certainly shows that they are extremely rare. On the other hand, in traveling through the South I have seen a white woman bring her colored maid or nurse, to the dining car and sit at the same table with herself and husband. Of course there is no suggestion of social equality or social intercourse in this, but there is a much closer relationship than is common or would be ...
— The Story of the Soil • Cyril G. Hopkins

... she remembered the novelty and delight of the trip. Wallace was at his best; the new hat had its share in the happy recollection. The dining car, the berths, the unchanging routine of the ...
— Martie the Unconquered • Kathleen Norris

... I'm going to have something just the same," answered the fat boy. "Come on if you are going to the dining car. If you wait too long, you won't be ...
— The Rover Boys at Colby Hall - or The Struggles of the Young Cadets • Arthur M. Winfield

... answer, Dick lounged in, frankly sleepy. "Second call in the dining car?" he asked, taking Mrs. Dodd's place, ...
— At the Sign of the Jack O'Lantern • Myrtle Reed

... dining car that day Matt Peasley found himself seated opposite a man who had boarded the train with him at Seattle. As the young captain plied his knife and fork he was aware that this person's gaze rested with something more than casual interest ...
— Cappy Ricks • Peter B. Kyne



Words linked to "Dining car" :   carriage, buffet car, coach, diner, dining compartment, passenger car



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