单词 | saloon |
释义 | saloon n.   1. a a large room or hall, esp. in a hotel or public building. b a public room or gallery for a specified purpose (billiard-saloon; shooting-saloon).   2. (in full saloon car) a motor car with a closed body and no partition behind the driver.   3. a public room on a ship.   4. US a drinking-bar.   5. (in full saloon bar) Brit. the more comfortable bar in a public house.   6. (in full saloon car) Brit. a luxurious railway carriage serving as a lounge etc. Phrases and idioms saloon deck a deck for passengers using the saloon. saloon-keeper US a publican or bartender. saloon pistol (or rifle) a pistol or rifle adapted for short-range practice in a shooting-saloon. Etymology: F salon f. It. salone augment. of sala hall |
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