Definition of Dining car

1. Noun. A passenger car where food is served in transit.

Exact synonyms: Buffet Car, Diner, Dining Compartment
Generic synonyms: Carriage, Coach, Passenger Car
Derivative terms: Dine, Dine

Definition of Dining car

1. Noun. A carriage on a train that functions as a restaurant. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Dining Car

dinguses
dingy
dingy skipper
dingy skippers
dinic
dinichthys
dinickel
dinics
dining
dining-hall
dining-room
dining-room attendant
dining-rooms
dining area
dining at the Y
dining car (current term)
dining companion
dining compartment
dining facilities
dining facility
dining hall
dining leaf
dining needle
dining needles
dining room
dining rooms
dining table
dining tables
diningroom furniture
diningroom set

Literary usage of Dining car

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Annual Report of the Attorney-general of the United States by United States Dept. of Justice, United States Attorney-General (1892)
"$213.00 Breakfast ou dining car, Richmond and Danville Railroad 1.00 1 to 5. (At Washington, no charge.) Baggage to hotel .50 Baggage to depot .50 Railroad ..."

2. The Story of the Pullman Car by Joseph Husband (1917)
"be only a dining car, serving no other purpose, and practical for operation ... The first real dining car which Mr. Pullman constructed was aptly named the ..."

3. United States Supreme Court Reports by Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company, United States Supreme Court (1904)
"On reaching the town of Promontory, Utah, Johnson was directed to uncouple the engine from the train and couple it to a dining car, belonging to the company ..."

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