dining car
Americannoun
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dining cars
plural
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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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
Amtrak doesn’t play favorites in the dining car, so meals are another built-in meetup.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 27, 2025
A perk of having a room is that it’s considered first class, so a dedicated attendant will be available to help with turndown service and luggage, and dining car meals are complimentary.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2024
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 wanted the whole coach to file into the dining car, now that they could.
From "Jazz" by Toni Morrison
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