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PullmanPull‧man /ˈpʊlmən/ noun [countable]  PullmanOrigin: 1800-1900 George M. Pullman (1831-97), U.S. inventor who designed the car; 2 because they were made to fit under the seats of Pullman cars - A package of accelerations, improved peak-hour services and upgrading of the Master Cutler to Pullman status has generated new business.
- In 1928 ten new Pullman cars, fitted with pantograph collectors instead of trolley poles, took over the Fleetwood service.
- Sleeping-car and Pullman attendants were invariably black.
- That the classical wooden-bodied Pullman cars of earlier days had long since been split up and sold or scrapped was no deterrent.
- This year sees a big boost in bookings for superb meals served in the newly restored Pullman Cars.
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