saloon car
Americannoun
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Also saloon carriage. a railway sleeping, dining, or parlor car similar to a U.S. Pullman.
Etymology
Origin of saloon car
First recorded in 1885–90
Example Sentences
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In 1928 the PV4, a saloon car with a leatherette-covered wooden body, won its class in the grueling 800-plus-mile Leningrad-Moscow-Leningrad endurance race.
From New York Times ● Mar. 24, 2022
He owns a Kia saloon car, a gold-colored watch and a Samsung Galaxy smartphone.
From Reuters ● Jul. 24, 2019
They have renewed their appeal for sightings of Mr Skripal's burgundy BMW 320D saloon car, registration HD09 WAO, in Salisbury on the morning of 4 March.
From BBC ● Mar. 19, 2018
Made in Luton … Vauxhall's flashy Victor saloon car.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 15, 2013
In the beige saloon car, driving home at midnight, Mr Joseph Hooper said, 'I cannot think how I would have managed without you.
From "I'm the King of the Castle" by Susan Hill
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