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refreshment car

refreshment car noun: a vehicle included in a train, in which refreshments (food and drink) are provided to passengers.

Noun

refreshment car (plural refreshment cars)

  1. A vehicle included in a train, in which refreshments (food and drink) are provided to passengers.
    • Near-synonyms: buffet car, club car (broadly synonymous)
    • Five trains only in each direction between Euston and Wolverhampton now incorporate refreshment cars in their formations, as compared with no fewer than thirteen over the shorter distance between Liverpool Street and Norwich.1959 March, “Talking of Trains: Fewer meals on wheels?”, in Trains Illustrated, page 121
    Synonyms:
    buffet car, club car[Appendix:Glossary

Synonyms of refreshment car

Forms of refreshment car

pluralrefreshment cars

Questions about refreshment car

What does refreshment car mean?
Refreshment car means a vehicle included in a train, in which refreshments (food and drink) are provided to passengers.
What part of speech is refreshment car?
Refreshment car is a noun.
What is the plural of refreshment car?
The plural of refreshment car is refreshment cars.

Words near refreshment car in the dictionary

  1. refreshing someone's memory
  2. refreshingly
  3. refreshingness
  4. refreshings
  5. refreshment
  6. refreshment car
  7. refreshment cars
  8. refreshment room
  9. refreshment rooms
  10. Refreshment Sunday
  11. refreshments

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