dining car
noun
: a railroad car in which meals are served
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web The dining car is now only for sleeper-car passengers (or on some lines, business-class passengers), for whom a full breakfast, lunch and three-course dinner are included with the booking. 
Erika Mailman, Washington Post, 23 June 2022 Two sides of the exterior of the train slide in and out to expose the dining car. Michelle F. Solomon, Sun Sentinel, 25 May 2022 The service provides guests with spacious seats in a domed car, access to an outdoor viewing platform, meals in the dining car, and access to a private bar. Stefanie Waldek, Travel + Leisure, 24 Jan. 2022 Trip Hawkins first met John Madden in the dining car of an Amtrak train traveling from Denver to Oakland, Calif., in 1984, after Madden had agreed to lend his name and football prowess to a football simulation video game. New York Times, 29 Dec. 2021 As the Royal Scotsman chugs through the Highlands, nestle underneath tartan wool blankets in your suite or nurse a scotch in the mahogany dining car. Cailey Rizzo, Travel + Leisure, 3 Jan. 2022 Among the other memorabilia in the archive is the breakfast menu from the dining car that carried Franklin Delano Roosevelt to his favorite retreat in Warm Springs. Bo Emerson, ajc, 25 Oct. 2021 The dining car will feature seasonal fare, handmade cocktails, and craft beers. J.r. Patterson, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Dec. 2021 Don’t skip out on the dining car as it’s a great way to meet people and make new friends. Julia Ries, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Sep. 2021 See More
Erika Mailman, Washington Post, 23 June 2022 Two sides of the exterior of the train slide in and out to expose the dining car. Michelle F. Solomon, Sun Sentinel, 25 May 2022 The service provides guests with spacious seats in a domed car, access to an outdoor viewing platform, meals in the dining car, and access to a private bar. Stefanie Waldek, Travel + Leisure, 24 Jan. 2022 Trip Hawkins first met John Madden in the dining car of an Amtrak train traveling from Denver to Oakland, Calif., in 1984, after Madden had agreed to lend his name and football prowess to a football simulation video game. New York Times, 29 Dec. 2021 As the Royal Scotsman chugs through the Highlands, nestle underneath tartan wool blankets in your suite or nurse a scotch in the mahogany dining car. Cailey Rizzo, Travel + Leisure, 3 Jan. 2022 Among the other memorabilia in the archive is the breakfast menu from the dining car that carried Franklin Delano Roosevelt to his favorite retreat in Warm Springs. Bo Emerson, ajc, 25 Oct. 2021 The dining car will feature seasonal fare, handmade cocktails, and craft beers. J.r. Patterson, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Dec. 2021 Don’t skip out on the dining car as it’s a great way to meet people and make new friends. Julia Ries, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Sep. 2021 See More Word History
First Known Use
1838, in the meaning defined above