refreshment car

noun

A vehicle included in a train, in which refreshments (food and drink) are provided to passengers.

“Near-synonyms: buffet car, club car (broadly synonymous)”

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buffet carclub car[Appendix:Glossary

Meanings

nounrefreshment car (plural refreshment cars)

plural refreshment cars

  1. 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 121

    Synonyms: buffet car, club car[Appendix:Glossary

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA vehicle included in a train, in which refreshments (food and drink) are provided to passengers.

Similar
buffet carclub car[Appendix:Glossary
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MLA

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Chicago

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