lounge car

noun

Examples of lounge car in a Sentence

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The dining car turns out fine delicacies with Italian flair, while the lounge car hops with finger-snapping tunes by a piano, saxophone, clarinet trio. Eleanor Flagler Hardy, Travel + Leisure, 11 Oct. 2025 Passengers can also gather in the lounge car for after-dinner drinks or the historic ballroom car for live music and dancing. AFAR Media, 8 Oct. 2025 There are plenty of onboard festivities each night, with guests treated to live music performances, parties in the bar, dancing in the historic ballroom car, and cocktails in the train’s lounge car. Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Aug. 2025 There were two lounge cars (one for smokers) with plush sectionals and a curved granite-top bar. Lee-Ann Olwage, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2025 There is an observation deck above the lounge car just for occasions like this. Adam Morganstern, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1947, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of lounge car was in 1947

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“Lounge car.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lounge%20car. Accessed 26 Feb. 2026.

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