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saloon car

American  

noun

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

  2. sedan.


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

Then the whole crowd started marching up the road, with a four-door saloon car as a figurehead.

From BBC • Aug. 5, 2021

He owns a Kia saloon car, a gold-colored watch and a Samsung Galaxy smartphone.

From Reuters • Jul. 24, 2019

Made in Luton … Vauxhall's flashy Victor saloon car.

From The Guardian • Jun. 15, 2013

Kingshaw looked out of the windows of the saloon car, through the streams of rain.

From "I'm the King of the Castle" by Susan Hill

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