saloon car
Americannoun
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Also saloon carriage. a railway sleeping, dining, or parlor car similar to a U.S. Pullman.
Etymology
Origin of saloon car
First recorded in 1885–90
Example Sentences
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In 1928 the PV4, a saloon car with a leatherette-covered wooden body, won its class in the grueling 800-plus-mile Leningrad-Moscow-Leningrad endurance race.
From New York Times ● Mar. 24, 2022
He owns a Kia saloon car, a gold-colored watch and a Samsung Galaxy smartphone.
From Reuters ● Jul. 24, 2019
They have renewed their appeal for sightings of Mr Skripal's burgundy BMW 320D saloon car, registration HD09 WAO, in Salisbury on the morning of 4 March.
From BBC ● Mar. 19, 2018
Anyone with a private hire licence – a £250 permit given out by Transport for London – a relatively new saloon car and insurance, could apply to drive.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 27, 2016
Kingshaw looked out of the windows of the saloon car, through the streams of rain.
From "I'm the King of the Castle" by Susan Hill
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