lounge car
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of lounge car
First recorded in 1945–50
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In the lounge car, the bartender, Darrell Bennett, was playing Tracy Chapman and doing a brisk business in Bloody Marys.
From New York Times ● Mar. 27, 2019
There’s a sombre mood in the lounge car that night, and not only because I’ve re-told the driver’s story of kangaroos and camels getting stuck underneath the train.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 15, 2017
Passengers mingle in the lounge car - a curious mix of captains of industry, politicians, academics, landowners, hikers and train buffs.
From BBC ● May 31, 2014
“You all have a good night now,” Kathy Raines, the helpful Amtrak employee who worked the lounge car said as a small group of us headed back to our compartments for the night.
From New York Times ● Dec. 12, 2011
"Take two men and get all the passengers into the lounge car."
From One-Way Ticket to Nowhere by Leroy Yerxa
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