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special saloons

special saloons is the plural of special saloon.

Meaning of special saloon

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

Questions about special saloons

What is special saloons the plural of?
Special saloons is the plural of special saloon.

Words near special saloons in the dictionary

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

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