dining car

noun

: a railroad car in which meals are served

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There are two dining cars, one Western-style restaurant car for banquet dining and silver service and a more intimate Chinese-style restaurant car with booth seating. Nicole Trilivas, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024 Its linens are known to have been used on the altar of St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City, the dining car of the Orient Express, by European royal families and made bespoke for prestigious hotels like the Portrait Milano Hotel. Sofia Celeste, WWD, 29 Oct. 2024 The most luxurious experience of them all, however, could be found in the dining car. Oscar Holland, CNN, 11 Oct. 2024 For passengers traveling in first class, the Floridian will offer Amtrak’s traditional dining service in the dining car with several enhancements, according to the news release. Hannah Towey, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for dining car 

Word History

First Known Use

1838, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of dining car was in 1838

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“Dining car.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dining%20car. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.

Kids Definition

dining car

noun
din·​ing car
ˈdī-niŋ-
: a railroad car in which meals are served

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