bar car

noun

Examples of bar car in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web But don’t spend too long admiring the scenery from your seat—there’s dinner and drinks to be enjoyed inside the train's elegant restaurant and bar cars. Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Dec. 2023 Be sure to pack your black-tie best for revelry in the iconic bar car, 3674, where the live music and specialty cocktails flow all night. Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Nov. 2023 The Classic Route, which runs between Paris and Venice, takes passengers through picturesque European cities, towns, and farmlands in the comfort of private cabins or grand suites, with elegant dining and bar cars to enjoy along the way. Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 9 Mar. 2023 In the vaulted-ceiling bar car, emerald velvet Art Deco banquettes are arranged in little nooks around circular tables, each of which will have a call button for Champagne and a clock that chimes at the dinner hour. Lucy Alexander, Robb Report, 23 Apr. 2023 After dinner, the bar car comes to life again as the resident pianist plays the baby grand and the drinks keep pouring. Rachel Chang, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Sep. 2022 Most trains have a café or bar car and a dining car that sells snacks and warm meals. Kaitlyn McInnis, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 July 2022 From there, the two engage in a knockdown, drag-out punch-up in the train’s bar car with Ladybug expertly using the case to both block and attack his mystery assailant. Vulture, 26 Apr. 2022 Classic features are also peppered with fun, modern twists -- in the bar car, tables have a call button for champagne. Francesca Street, CNN, 13 Oct. 2022

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Word History

First Known Use

1933, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of bar car was in 1933

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“Bar car.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bar%20car. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.

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