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club car

American  

noun

  1. a railroad passenger car equipped with easy chairs, card tables, a buffet, etc.


Etymology

Origin of club car

An Americanism dating back to 1890–95

Example Sentences

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“How’s everything at the Copa?” the young senator from Massachusetts shouted at him from across the club car.

From New York Times • Jun. 19, 2020

The helicopter came down yards from the King Power Stadium’s grandstands in a club car park.

From Reuters • Oct. 28, 2018

Peter Odemwingie and Hatem Ben Arfa materialise in club car parks.

From The Guardian • Jan. 1, 2018

Eph is looking for a drink in the club car when the train derails, so he’s separated from Nora and Zach.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 5, 2015

In the club car he found a stack of paper plates and he blew the dust from them and put them inside his parka and that was all.

From "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy