chair car
Americannoun
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a day coach having two adjustable seats on each side of a central aisle.
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(not in technical use) parlor car.
Etymology
Origin of chair car
An Americanism dating back to 1865–70
Example Sentences
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When a woman complained about the cuspidors in a chair car, Bill Jeffers had them taken off the train.
From Time Magazine Archive
Three of our citizens bought an old railroad baggage and chair car.
From Time Magazine Archive
Aboard the midnight train he made Mrs. Adams comfortable in the chair car.
From Jim Waring of Sonora-Town Tang of Life by Knibbs, Henry Herbert
When he returned to his place in the chair car he knew he must try to find out what isolated fishing country was closest.
From The Lookout Man by Bower, B. M.
“Someone got left,” he laughed as they took their seats in the chair car.
From Molly Brown's College Friends by Speed, Nell
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