club car

noun

: a railroad passenger car with facilities for serving refreshments and drinks

called also bar car, lounge car

Examples of club car in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web There is simply no better way to get immersed into a community that shares a passion for one car make—or even model—than by spending a day wandering the grass at a club car show. Robert Ross, Robb Report, 5 July 2022 The 12th floor will be home to an executive lounge inspired by a train’s posh club car. Brian E. Clark, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 6 Mar. 2020 They wagons are whisked silently on and off stage and are rotated front and back, allowing the scene to change in a moment from a restaurant in Istanbul to the Orient Express’ club car to the train corridors to private compartments. Mary Carole McCauley, baltimoresun.com, 11 Dec. 2019 The wine train in Napa Valley where the whole train is a club car! Mark Ellwood, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Dec. 2018 The Pennsylvania Railroad, because the sandwich's double-decker design emulated the passenger club cars? Mark Rozzo, Town & Country, 22 Apr. 2014 Meals in the club car are included in the price of your ticket, as is access to the onboard lounge (Club Acela) and lounges at train stations. Bridget Hallinan, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 June 2018 The collection contains ordinary pieces such as cabooses and flatcars along with unique pieces such as club cars, passenger coaches, a diner and a rare domed observation car. Kelly Kazek, AL.com, 31 Jan. 2018

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Word History

First Known Use

1886, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of club car was in 1886

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“Club car.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/club%20car. Accessed 16 Apr. 2024.

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