club car

Noun

club car (plural club cars)

1. (dated) A railroad car that serves in the manner of a club (lounge), offering drinks, snacks, background music, and sometimes meals.
   • Near-synonyms: buffet car, refreshment car (broadly synonymous)
   • I saw Charlie last night in the club car. When we get to Chicago, he's going to telephone Mr. Brown for further instructions.

   Synonyms:

   buffet car, refreshment car

2. (broadly, informal) A golf cart.
   • We'll take the ferry to the island, and when we get off the ferry, we'll rent a club car and drive into town.
   • "Pleasure to meet you, ma'am. I'm Diggy—that's what everyone calls me. Now, much as I'd be happy to show you around tonight, it's pretty dark, and I'm guessing you're tired and maybe you'd rather leave it till tomorrow? So why don't we get you to reception? I've got a club car here—drive you right...2017, Sophie Hannah, Keep Her Safe: A Novel, HarperCollins, →ISBN
3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see club, car; for example, one of the cars owned by a car club member.
   • Several club cars were in the cruise on Sunday. Clubmembers Joe and Jane Worthington brought their Packard, and Tom Smith brought his Plymouth.
   • On one occasion the Road Runners found themselves without a club car to race the following Sunday on Ecorse Road where the state police detoured traffic and supervised drag racing. The club had invited the Genesee Gear Grinders down from Flint already, and needed something soon. An inexpensive...2008, Fred Thomas, Car Club Memories: Personal Stories from Three Dynamic Decades of Cruisin', Competition, and Cool Cars, AuthorHouse, →ISBN, page 27