smoking car

QUIZZES

Let the aeolian gusts transport you back to these popular Words of the Day from the month of May. How many do you remember?

Question 1 of 10

Which of the following words means “to travel or journey, especially to walk on foot”?

An Americanism dating back to 1855–60

She went to Boston once in a smoking-car and smoked cigarettes all the way.
Dolly's College Experiences|Mabel Cronise Jones
He bought his ticket and went directly into the smoking-car.
Song of the Lark|Willa Cather
Among the travelers in the smoking-car was one whom we must notice.
Deadwood Dick Jr. Branded|Ed. L. Wheeler
"Nature was overgenerous with that young lady," Farrel decided, as he made his way up to the smoking-car.
The Pride of Palomar|Peter B. Kyne

Henry Falkins had seen the two defendants sitting quietly and peaceably in the smoking-car, and they had nodded affably to him.
The Code of the Mountains|Charles Neville Buck