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special saloon

special saloon noun: a special railway carriage reserved for royalty and other dignitaries.

special saloon: a special railway carriage reserved for royalty and other dignitaries
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Noun

special saloon (plural special saloons)

  1. (UK) A special railway carriage reserved for royalty and other dignitaries.
    • The failure of a new Brush 1,600 h.p. diesel on the down "Fenman" when it was conveying the Queen in a special saloon was an unfortunate piece of bad publicity for B.R.1961 March, “Talking of trains”, in Trains Illustrated, page 135
    • After the war, the GWR restored its royal train, in reality special saloons provided for its directors and important guests, but the SR had finally discarded its ancient train, employing Pullman-cars where necessary.2014, Bill Horsfall, London Midland & Scottish, Author House, page 75

Forms of special saloon

pluralspecial saloons

Words that rhyme with special saloon

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Questions about special saloon

What does special saloon mean?
Special saloon means a special railway carriage reserved for royalty and other dignitaries.
What part of speech is special saloon?
Special saloon is a noun.
What is the plural of special saloon?
The plural of special saloon is special saloons.

Words near special saloon in the dictionary

  1. special resolutions
  2. special retainer
  3. special retainers
  4. special revelation
  5. special rights
  6. special saloon
  7. special saloons
  8. special sauce
  9. special sauces
  10. special school
  11. special schools

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