restaurant car

noun

chiefly British
: a railroad car in which meals are served

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The train has plenty of places to loiter — the lounge, the dining car and the restaurant car — great for mixing with fellow guests or to pretend to read a book while drinking something. — Antonia Mortensen, CNN Money, 28 Oct. 2025 All cabins offer room service and the restaurant car serves lunch, dinner and afternoon tea. — Passport By Forbeslife, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025 Marion and Jens then took Johan’s body in Carl’s restaurant car and placed it on the train tracks, where a passing train dismembered his body. — Isadora Wandermurem, TIME, 7 Feb. 2025 There are two dining cars, one Western-style restaurant car for banquet dining and silver service and a more intimate Chinese-style restaurant car with booth seating. — Nicole Trilivas, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024 On board, there are nine sleeping carriages and a restaurant car offering regional cuisine. — Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 July 2024

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“Restaurant car.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/restaurant%20car. Accessed 27 Sep. 2026.

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