buffet car

noun

, Railroads.

1. a car having facilities for preparing and serving light meals.

buffet car

/ ˈbʊfeɪ /

noun

1. a railway coach where light refreshments are served

Word History and Origins

Origin of buffet car¹

An Americanism dating back to 1885–90

Example Sentences

Stationery, books, and magazines became features of the buffet-car.

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If you travel over a certain distance you cannot miss having a buffet car; the law insists.

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As the train was to be a light one, consisting of a buffet-car and a parlor-car, the party could not be very large.

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You dozed off, and the rest is the natural result of a meal on a buffet car.

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Imagine my feelings on learning that there was no dining or buffet car!

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