单词 | hotel car |
释义 | > as lemmashotel car hotel car n. now chiefly historical a railway carriage equipped with sleeping accommodation or restaurant facilities. ΚΠ 1856 Sci. Amer. 16 Aug. 388/4 A railroad hotel car. A car lately put on the Illinois Central Railroad contains six state rooms, each room having two seats with cushioned backs, large enough for a person to lie upon. 1875 E. H. Knight Amer. Mech. Dict. II. 1135/2 Hotel-car, one arranged for affording meals to passengers on board while on a journey. 1995 Star Tribune (Minneapolis) (Nexis) 25 Feb. e1 In 1867 George Pullman introduced his hotel cars to America, fulfilling his dream to provide a luxurious traveling experience for railroad passengers. < as lemmas |
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