saloon
noun
a place for the sale and consumption of alcoholic drinks.
saloons
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pluralof saloon.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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It was helped along by the expanding railroad system, which let the business boost distribution of its brandy to saloons, farms and cities across the country.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 10, 2026
Even the smaller "crossover" versions, more closely related to conventional cars, tend to be taller and wider than traditional saloons, hatchbacks or estates.
From BBC ● Dec. 2, 2025
Discover parks, hotels, saloons, restaurants and antique shops with an Old West ambiance.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 13, 2023
In Russia, novelist Fyodor Dostoyevsky described the streets of St. Petersburg, the rundown quarters in which the poor were condemned to live, and the cheap saloons in which they sought relief.
From Textbooks ● Dec. 14, 2022
Unlike taverns and lodges, which were hotels and restaurants as well as bars, saloons were primarily places to drink.
From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler
