observation car
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of observation car
An Americanism dating back to 1870–75
Example Sentences
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Armed with this book and a good camera, I was able to be in the observation car to photograph what I wanted to see.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 3, 2026
Around 3:30 p.m., following our stop at San Luis Obispo, the staff closed the observation car to clean.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 1, 2022
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
Aside from the observation car, the train’s other social hub is the dining car.
From New York Times • Jul. 18, 2022
Till long after midnight noisy feet straggled intermittently to and from the observation car.
From Linda Lee, Incorporated A Novel by Vance, Louis Joseph
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