buffet car en · NOUN
Meanings
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A railway carriage in which food and drink can be bought at a counter, and either taken to another carriage or consumed at the seating provided.
A small ornamental panel displayed the Great Central's slogan, "Each Express is Vestibuled and has a Buffet Car attached." The buffet car is now being successfully exploited again by the L.N.E.R., but it is only last May that this facility returned to its parent line after a long absence.
1934 February, B. K. Cooper, “Some Great Central Reflections”, in Railway Magazine, page 83:Near-synonyms: refreshment car, club car (broadly synonymous)
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| buffet cars | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
restaurant car · private car · dining car · diner
Hypernyms
rolling stock · railroad car · vehicle · carriage · railcar · car