dining car
noun
a railroad car equipped with tables and chairs, in which meals are served.
dining cars
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pluralof dining car.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The cost — about $3,200 for a couple, one way, when I booked — includes meals in the dining cars.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 9, 2025
It is completely unlike the situation in the United States, where Amtrak killed off most dining cars on train routes east of the Mississippi River in 2019.
From New York Times ● Apr. 6, 2023
It has sleeping cars and dining cars and the loudest whistle, which reminds Brandi of what she wants.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 14, 2015
Train operator First Great Western is the only company in the UK to offer traditional dining cars on regular services.
From BBC ● Jan. 9, 2015
Swaying in sleeping berths and dining cars, she had plenty of time for thought.
From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield
