dining carn.
/ˈdʌɪnɪŋ kɑː/, U.S. /ˈdaɪnɪŋ ˌkɑr/ Originally U.S.
A railway carriage equipped as a restaurant for serving meals during the journey.Also called a restaurant car, esp. in British English.
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society > travel > rail travel > rolling stock > [noun] > railway wagon or carriage > carriage designed to carry passengers > dining car
dining car1838
refreshment car1851
restaurant car1870
dining carriage1879
dining coach1879
buffet-car1887
diner1889
luncheon-car1903
1838 Amer. Railroad Jrnl. 15 Nov. 328 Nothing now seems to be wanting..except the introduction of dining cars.
1887 C. B. George 40 Years on Rail xi. 226 A passenger on his way to the dining-car came out of the day coach into the ladies' end of my car.
1930 C. Beaton Diary Dec. in Self Portrait with Friends (1979) ii. 13 For three days we ate enormous tenderloin steaks in the confines of a metallic dining car.
2013 Trailfinder Autumn 9/1 We drift into the dining car where our fine dining experience awaits.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2021).
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