saloon car

American  

noun

British.

1. Also saloon carriage. a railway sleeping, dining, or parlor car similar to a U.S. Pullman.

2. sedan.

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Etymology

Origin of saloon car

First recorded in 1885–90

Example Sentences

Police are appealing for footage or witnesses of either a black BMW saloon car, a blue Hyundai Ioniq, or a silver Mercedes Benz Vito in the area of Yarnton Road and Sandy Lane between Kidlington and Yarnton.

From BBC

Pictures circulating on social media showed a white saloon car by the side of a road, partially burned-out and with its roof caved in.

From BBC

According to the report, two vehicles intercepted and blocked a silver saloon car with two occupants from the front and behind.

From BBC

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

Det Ch Insp McGuinness said police believe "the two gunmen arrived in the St. James' area in a silver saloon car which had a taxi sign affixed to its roof".

From BBC