dining car
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of dining car
An Americanism dating back to 1830–40
Example Sentences
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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
Since booths hold four people, dining car stewards like Chuck Jones manage the delicate task of putting travelers together.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 9, 2025
The latter comes with three meals a day in the 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
M. Bouc and Dr. Constantine were talking together when Poirot entered the dining car.
From "Murder on the Orient Express" by Agatha Christie
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