observation car
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of observation car
An Americanism dating back to 1870–75
Example Sentences
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Soon enough the train passed through two different ski resorts and vacationers greeted us by unleashing a barrage of snowballs on the observation car.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 7, 2024
By the time we got to Van Nuys 15 minutes later, the woman running the cafe in the observation car announced that she was open for business, so we made our way over.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 1, 2022
To be totally honest, the biggest flaw of the trip was the smell of the observation car.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 1, 2022
Aside from the observation car, the train’s other social hub is the dining car.
From New York Times ● Jul. 18, 2022
We scrambled aboard and, resuming our seats in the observation car, looked back at the receding station.
From Abroad at Home American Ramblings, Observations, and Adventures of Julian Street by Street, Julian
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