dining car
Americannoun
noun
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of dining car
An Americanism dating back to 1830–40
Example Sentences
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Still, nobody should expect a Michelin-star meal in an Amtrak dining car.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 9, 2025
By the time I arrived in the dining car for my first dinner aboard, we were nearing Barstow.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 9, 2025
But I had enough room to change clothes and relax with great views when I wasn’t in the observation lounge or dining car.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 27, 2025
And so Ricky Chatto found himself constructing a complete dining car and sleeper carriage inside Clean Bandit’s studio in Finsbury Park.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2024
He paused, then, as Poirot did not speak, he made an apologetic little bow, and after a momentary hesitation left the dining car in the same quiet, unobtrusive fashion as he had come.
From "Murder on the Orient Express" by Agatha Christie
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