chair car

American  

noun

Railroads.

1. a day coach having two adjustable seats on each side of a central aisle.

2. (not in technical use) parlor car.

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Etymology

Origin of chair car

An Americanism dating back to 1865–70

Example Sentences

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

In the chair car, with four chairs turned together, the newly-made conductor, the head brakeman, a country editor, and the detective sent out to spot the crew, played high five.

From Snow on the Headlight A Story of the Great Burlington Strike by Warman, Cy

When they were seated, face to face, in the Pullman chair car, there came a moment of silence, during which each studied the other covertly.

From 'Smiles' A Rose of the Cumberlands by Taylor, H. Weston

I rode in the chair car to save three dollars.

From A Certain Rich Man by White, William Allen