smoking carriage
- noun
- /ˈsməʊkɪŋ ˈkærɪdʒ/
- Archaic
:
vagón de fumadores
- He chose to travel in the smoking carriage so he could enjoy a cigarette during the journey.
Examples
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When regulations changed, the old smoking carriage was converted into a standard compartment.
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She remembered the thick haze that once filled every smoking carriage on the morning train.
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I prefer to sit in the smoking carriage on long trips.
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Did you notice the smoking carriage at the back of the train?
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He chose to travel in the smoking carriage so he could enjoy a cigarette during the journey.
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She remembered the thick haze that once filled every smoking carriage on the morning train.
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Did you notice the smoking carriage at the back of the train?
Synonyms
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A train car where people may use tobacco
A train car where people may light cigarettes
A section of a train for people who want to light cigarettes
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a railway car where smoking is permitted' is directly derivable from combining 'smoking' (the act of inhaling smoke / relating to smokers) with 'carriage' (a passenger rail vehicle). This is a regular noun-modifier/compound pattern common in English and other languages, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the meaning.
Etymology
The name smoking carriage comes from old trains that had one car set aside for people to smoke. Imagine a car filling with cigarette smoke and ashtrays; that clear picture shows why smoking carriage means 'a railway car where smoking is allowed'.