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chair car

chair car noun: a railway car equipped with reclining armchairs, for passengers travelling at night who do not wish to ride in a sleeping car.

Noun

chair car (plural chair cars)

  1. (Canada, US, dated) A railway car equipped with reclining armchairs, for passengers travelling at night who do not wish to ride in a sleeping car.
    • The Providence Railroad, by which passengers from the boat continue to Boston, is one of the best appointed in the country. Its Chair Cars are a great luxury, and add much to the comfort of tourists.1874, John B. Bachelder, Popular Resorts, and How to Reach Them, page 142
    • When the train clanked in he was out on the cement platform, peering into the chair-cars, and as he saw her in the line of passengers moving toward the vestibule he waved his hat.1922, Sinclair Lewis, chapter 25, in Babbitt, page 294

Forms of chair car

pluralchair cars

Questions about chair car

What does chair car mean?
Chair car means a railway car equipped with reclining armchairs, for passengers travelling at night who do not wish to ride in a sleeping car.
What part of speech is chair car?
Chair car is a noun.
What is the plural of chair car?
The plural of chair car is chair cars.

Words near chair car in the dictionary

  1. chainwork
  2. chainworks
  3. chair
  4. chair bed
  5. chair beds
  6. chair car
  7. chair cars
  8. chair conformation
  9. chair conformations
  10. chair days
  11. chair force

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