parlor car

noun

: an extra-fare railroad passenger car for day travel equipped with individual chairs

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The train ride is 4½ hours round trip, and riders have three hours to see the South Rim. Passengers ride historic rail cars that range from open-air 1920s-era Pullman cars to luxury dome and parlor cars from the 1950s, Langner said. Michael Salerno, The Arizona Republic, 2 Oct. 2024 The carriage in question here is Cygnus, which debuted in 1951 as a First Class parlor car for the Golden Arrow; later, it was also used as part of Sir Winston Churchill’s funeral train. Sandra Ramani, Robb Report, 11 Oct. 2021 The train portion of the set includes four cars to build: the engine, passenger car, the tender and a parlor car. Dewayne Bevil, orlandosentinel.com, 12 Aug. 2019 Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Museum, 901 W. Pratt St., 752-2490; borail.org: Marvel at magnificent 19th-century steam locomotives, original tracks, and elegant parlor cars. Jill Gerston, ELLE Decor, 19 Feb. 2010

Word History

First Known Use

1859, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of parlor car was in 1859

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“Parlor car.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/parlor%20car. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.

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