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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Three of our citizens bought an old railroad baggage and chair car.
From Time Magazine Archive
When a woman complained about the cuspidors in a chair car, Bill Jeffers had them taken off the train.
From Time Magazine Archive
She was very nice, however, to the girl from Silver Ranch, sat beside her in the chair car, and soon had Jane Ann laughing.
From Ruth Fielding on Cliff Island Or, The Old Hunter's Treasure Box by Alice B. Emerson
Peter entered the chair car when the train came in.
From The Motion Picture Chums at Seaside Park The Rival Photo Theatres of the Boardwalk by Victor [pseud.] Appleton
As I sat for the rest of my journey in that chair car my mind reverted to another incident that had occurred two months earlier.
From From Pillar to Post Leaves from a Lecturer's Note-Book by John Kendrick Bangs
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