Meanings
plural refreshment cars
- rail transportA vehicle included in a train, in which refreshments (food and drink) are provided to passengers.
Near-synonyms: buffet car, club car (broadly synonymous)
1 more example
Five trains only in each direction between Euston and Wolverhampton now incorporate refreshment cars in their formations, as compared with no fewer than thirteen over the shorter distance between Liverpool Street and Norwich.
1959 March, “Talking of Trains: Fewer meals on wheels?”, in Trains Illustrated, page 121Synonyms: buffet car, club car[Appendix:Glossary
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA vehicle included in a train, in which refreshments (food and drink) are provided to passengers.
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