Pullman

plural Pullmans

1. USrail transportA railroad passenger car; especially one of the luxurious ones named after the eponymous Pullman Palace Car Company.

   163 ♦ Take an overnight train and sleep in a Pullman.

   1991, Life's Little Instruction Book: 511 Suggestions, Observations, and Reminders on How to Live a Happy and Rewarding Life, H. Jackson Brown Jr., published by Rutledge Hill Press

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   It is realised that the old Pullman standard sleeper, with its convertible "sections", each containing upper and lower berths, and with no greater privacy at night than the curtains drawn along both sides of a middle aisle, has had its day.

   1944 November and December, “"Duplex Roomette" Sleeping Cars”, in Railway Magazine, page 324

   The conductor arrived at the same time as the Pullman attendant. Bond ordered Old Fashioneds, and stipulated Old Grandad Bourbon, chicken sandwiches, and decaffeined Sanka coffee so that their sleep would not be spoilt.

   1954, Ian Fleming, “The Silver Phantom”, in Live and Let Die, London: Pan Books, published 1957, page 100

   Synonyms: Pullman car

2. A train made up of Pullman coaches.

1. A surname, notably that of George Pullman.
2. A number of places in the United States:
   1. A neighbourhood of Richmond, Contra Costa County, California, named after the Pullman Company.
   2. A community area and neighbourhood on the South Side of Chicago, Illinois, formerly a company town founded by George Pullman.
   3. An unincorporated community in Lee Township, Allegan County, Michigan.
   4. A neighbourhood of Amarillo, Potter County, Texas.
   5. A city in Whitman County, Washington.
   6. A town in Ritchie County, West Virginia.