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dome car

dome car noun: a railroad passenger car with a glass observation dome.

Noun

dome car (plural dome cars)

  1. A railroad passenger car with a glass observation dome.
    • The Canadian Pacific Railway is about to introduce dome cars, already popular in the United States, which will add, if possible, to the scenic delights of the journey through the Rockies.1954 February, Trevor Holloway, “Canada's Transcontinental Routes”, in Railway Magazine, page 130
    • The "Rheinpfeil", from Dortmund to Munich, with which the "Rheingold" exchanges coaches at Duisburg, is now composed of similar air-conditioned stock, apart from a dome car, which continues to operate only between Dortmund and Basle; [...].1963 June, “The "Rheingold" beats the "Mistral"”, in Modern Railways, page 385

Forms of dome car

pluraldome cars

Questions about dome car

What does dome car mean?
Dome car means a railroad passenger car with a glass observation dome.
What part of speech is dome car?
Dome car is a noun.
What is the plural of dome car?
The plural of dome car is dome cars.

Words near dome car in the dictionary

  1. Dombrowski
  2. Dombrowskis
  3. Dombås
  4. Domdaniel
  5. dome
  6. dome car
  7. dome cars
  8. dome light
  9. dome lights
  10. dome nut
  11. dome nuts

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