dining car
Americannoun
noun
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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
Over the course of six dining car meals as a solo traveler, I heard no political disagreements and met travelers from their 20s to their 80s.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 9, 2025
Amtrak doesn’t play favorites in the dining car, so meals are another built-in meetup.
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
After four days of Mother’s drawing room cookery, with only infrequent trips to the dining car, what we wanted most was something good to eat; a real home-cooked meal.
From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey
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