a railway coach in which meals are served at tables
Also called: restaurant car
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
din′ing car′,
- Rail Transporta railroad car equipped with tables and chairs, in which meals are served.
- 1830–40, American.
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