dining car

noun
a railroad car equipped with tables and chairs, in which meals are served.
Also, especially British, restaurant car.
Also called diner.


Origin:
1830–40, Americanism

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dining car
 
n
Also called: restaurant car a railway coach in which meals are served at tables

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Dining car is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
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And the dining car was equipped with a special washroom for wheel chairs.
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