service carn.

Brit.

/ˈsəːvɪs kɑː/, U.S.

/ˈsərvəs ˌkɑr/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: service n.¹, car n.¹

Etymology: < service n.¹ + car n.¹In sense 2 perhaps alternatively a shortening of public service car , which is attested earlier (as in quot. 1903 at sense 2); compare public service vehicle n. at public service n. Compounds 2.

1. North American. A railway car which services or is ancillary to other cars.

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society > travel > rail travel > rolling stock > [noun] > railway wagon or carriage > van used by workmen or crew

service car1841

caboose1861

buggy1899

1841 Communication Treasurer Utica & Schenectady Rail-road Company 10 (table) in Docs. Assembly State N.-Y. (64th Session, Doc. No. 219) VI For..repairs of..coaches & service cars, [$]748.27.

1891 Manitoba Free Press 10 June 5/3 The service car will come immediately after the engine and has a compartment for baggage and the dynamos which will produce the electric light throughout the train.

1985 Altoona (Pa.) Mirror 14 Aug. a11/4 Three sleeping cars, a ‘State Car’..and a service car accommodating the 10-person crew, complete the train.

2017 @ScottMalone91 18 Dec. in twitter.com (accessed 4 July 2019) Typical @Amtrak Cascades train..normally has 13 train cars: 1 baggage car; 9 seating; one bistro/cafe; one lounge; one service car that provides on-board electricity for the train.

2. Chiefly Australian and New Zealand. A large motor car or small motor coach used as a public transport vehicle.

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society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > public service vehicle > [noun] > omnibus > motor-driven > single-decker

service car1916

coach1923

motor coach1923

1903 Daily Times (New Brunswick, New Jersey) 11 Dec. (headline) Public service car from Newark to this city today.]

1916 Daily Ardmoreite (Ardmore, Okla.) 15 Sept. 5/4 Every livery and service car in the city has been hauling load after load [of people].

1917 Taranaki Daily News (New Plymouth, N.Z.) 2 May 1/4 (advt.) For immediate sale. 7-seater Hudson car, in first-class order; make ideal hire or daily service car.

1933 Bulletin (Sydney) 26 July 20/1 The drivers of service cars Outback.

1997 I. Richards To Bed at Noon ii. 37 Next day Maurice was put on the service car for the Hauraki Plains, with the bicycle tied to the bus's roof.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	service car
释义	service carn. Brit. /ˈsəːvɪs kɑː/, U.S. /ˈsərvəs ˌkɑr/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: service n.¹, car n.¹ Etymology: < service n.¹ + car n.¹In sense 2 perhaps alternatively a shortening of public service car , which is attested earlier (as in quot. 1903 at sense 2); compare public service vehicle n. at public service n. Compounds 2. 1. North American. A railway car which services or is ancillary to other cars. ΘΚΠ society > travel > rail travel > rolling stock > [noun] > railway wagon or carriage > van used by workmen or crew service car1841 caboose1861 buggy1899 1841 Communication Treasurer Utica & Schenectady Rail-road Company 10 (table) in Docs. Assembly State N.-Y. (64th Session, Doc. No. 219) VI For..repairs of..coaches & service cars, [$]748.27. 1891 Manitoba Free Press 10 June 5/3 The service car will come immediately after the engine and has a compartment for baggage and the dynamos which will produce the electric light throughout the train. 1985 Altoona (Pa.) Mirror 14 Aug. a11/4 Three sleeping cars, a ‘State Car’..and a service car accommodating the 10-person crew, complete the train. 2017 @ScottMalone91 18 Dec. in twitter.com (accessed 4 July 2019) Typical @Amtrak Cascades train..normally has 13 train cars: 1 baggage car; 9 seating; one bistro/cafe; one lounge; one service car that provides on-board electricity for the train. 2. Chiefly Australian and New Zealand. A large motor car or small motor coach used as a public transport vehicle. ΘΚΠ society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > public service vehicle > [noun] > omnibus > motor-driven > single-decker service car1916 coach1923 motor coach1923 1903 Daily Times (New Brunswick, New Jersey) 11 Dec. (headline) Public service car from Newark to this city today.] 1916 Daily Ardmoreite (Ardmore, Okla.) 15 Sept. 5/4 Every livery and service car in the city has been hauling load after load [of people]. 1917 Taranaki Daily News (New Plymouth, N.Z.) 2 May 1/4 (advt.) For immediate sale. 7-seater Hudson car, in first-class order; make ideal hire or daily service car. 1933 Bulletin (Sydney) 26 July 20/1 The drivers of service cars Outback. 1997 I. Richards To Bed at Noon ii. 37 Next day Maurice was put on the service car for the Hauraki Plains, with the bicycle tied to the bus's roof. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1841
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