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Ellipsis of Pullman car, after the Pullman Palace Car Company, named after American engineer and industrialist George Pullman (1831–1897).
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Pullman
Pull·manToday it means: A railroad passenger car; especially one of the luxurious ones named after the eponymous Pullman Palace Car Company. Full definition →