| 单词 | pullman train |
| 释义 | > as lemmasPullman train b. In more general attributive use with reference to such carriages, as Pullman porter, Pullman train, etc. ΚΠ 1874 Times 4 Nov. 6/5 The Pullman train, which now runs between Bradford and London, keeps time to a minute, as the number of carriages is limited. 1885 S. Baxter in Harper's Mag. Apr. 698/2 The traveller..goes to sleep in his Pullman berth. 1893 A. C. Gunter Miss Dividends 54 The Pullman porter shouts to her to look out. 1954 W. Tucker Wild Talent (1955) v. 58 Ray Palmer slept soundly in the topmost Pullman bed. 1977 Time 18 Apr. 22/2 The cabin can accommodate eight passengers on comfortable Pullman seats. 1998 F. Flagg Welcome to World, Baby Girl! 424 It was still the 1940s in America, and many whites had never met a Negro other than a maid or a Pullman porter. < as lemmas |
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