saloon
Syllables: sa·loon/səˈlun/
saloon noun: a tavern, especially in an American Old West setting. Also the dated form of salon.
Noun
saloon (plural saloons)
- A tavern, especially in an American Old West setting.
- Near-synonyms: pub; see also Thesaurus:pub
- Synonyms:
- pub, alehouse, boozer, boozing ken, bousing ken, drinker, drinkery, gargle-factory, gin joint, groggery
- A lounge bar in an English public house, contrasted with the public bar.
- A pint of beer in the saloon bar costs a penny more than in the public bar.
- A car with a boot or trunk compartment separate from the driver/passenger space and with seating and doors for more than two people.
- The black Peugeot which stood there might indeed have been the saloon they had seen, but it might equally have been one of a million others on the French roads.1953, Ian Fleming, “Black Patch”, in Casino Royale, London: Pan Books, published 1955, page 177
- Synonyms:
- sedan
- The cabin area of a boat or yacht devoted to seated relaxation, often combined with dining table.
- the part of a rail carriage or multiple unit containing seating for passengers.
- A barbershop (store offering haircuts).
Also used as
saloon is also the dated form of salon.
saloon meaning in Gujarati
saloon in Gujarati
- સલુઅન
Examples of saloon in a sentence
- The saloon, instead of being at the stern, according to the old method of construction, is placed more amidships.
- The cowboy tethered his horse outside the saloon.
- Unless we find a million pounds by Monday, the company will go bust. We really are in the last chance saloon.
Synonyms of saloon
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Forms of saloon
| plural | saloons |
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Origin of saloon
From Occitan salon, French salon, either augmentative of salle (“room”), or borrowed from Italian salone (“hall”), augmentative form of sala, salla (“room”); in both cases borrowed from a Germanic source such as Old High German sal (“house, hall”), from Proto-Germanic *salą, from Proto-Indo-European *sel- (“dwelling”). Doublet of salon.
Words formed from saloon
Words that rhyme with saloon
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- blue moon
- boon
- monsoon
- noon
- pontoon
- raccoon
- tribune
- attune
- dragoon
- hoon
- immune
- picayune
- platoon
- soon
- swoon
- tycoon
- afternoon
- baboon
- commune
- doubloon
- harpoon
- jejune
- pantaloon
- picaroon
- shalloon
- bassoon
- buffoon
- cocoon
- dabloon
- entune
- gadroon
- hewn
- impugn
- jargoon
- june
- lacune
- last chance saloon
- lune
- macaroon
- man in the moon
- maroon
- poon
- puccoon
- ratoon
- scone
- toon
- trial balloon
- troon
Questions about saloon
- What does saloon mean?
- Saloon means a tavern, especially in an American Old West setting.
- What is saloon in Gujarati?
- Saloon in Gujarati is સલુઅન. See Saloon meaning in Gujarati.
- What part of speech is saloon?
- Saloon is a noun.
- How do you pronounce saloon?
- Saloon is pronounced /səˈlun/.
- What is the plural of saloon?
- The plural of saloon is saloons.
Words near saloon in the dictionary
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