parlor car

noun

Definition of parlor car

: an extra-fare railroad passenger car for day travel equipped with individual chairs

Examples of parlor car in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The train portion of the set includes four cars to build: the engine, passenger car, the tender and a parlor car. Dewayne Bevil, orlandosentinel.com, "Disney train station getting the Lego treatment," 12 Aug. 2019 Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Museum, 901 W. Pratt St., 752-2490; borail.org: Marvel at magnificent 19th-century steam locomotives, original tracks, and elegant parlor cars. Jill Gerston, ELLE Decor, "ELLE DECOR Goes to Baltimore," 19 Feb. 2010

First Known Use of parlor car

1859, in the meaning defined above

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