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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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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 • Nov. 30, 2024

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

Soon TWR was developing Rovers for the British saloon car championships in addition to a Japanese Mazda, but in 1982 came the big prize of a deal with Jaguar.

From The Guardian • Dec. 13, 2010

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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