dining car

noun

: a railroad car in which meals are served

Examples of dining car in a Sentence

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The 24-hour journey is made comfortable with sleeper cabins and a dining car and runs five days per week. Kaitlyn McInnis, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025 Today volunteers staff the museum, which includes exhibits of dishware from train dining cars, along with signs, lanterns, promotional pamphlets, and tools. Pam Leblanc, Southern Living, 26 Jan. 2025 The train also has a first-class dining car and a lounge for all passengers. Zach Wichter, USA TODAY, 23 Jan. 2025 Food rationing had begun on the first day, but by now, the dining car’s larder was nearly empty. Robert Klara, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Jan. 2025 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 4 Mar. 2025.

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dining car

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

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