buffet car
- noun
- /ˈbʌfeɪ kɑr/
- UK
:
vagón comedor
- Passengers eagerly lined up in the buffet car to enjoy hot meals and refreshing drinks.
Examples
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I visited the buffet car to grab a snack during the long train ride.
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He's the only transport minister to get on the tube and ask for the buffet car.
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Well, I'm off to the buffet car to get away from ye dull yokes.
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While traveling, we often relax in the buffet car to enjoy the view and some refreshments.
Synonyms
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3.0
A part of a train where passengers eat meals during a journey
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4.4
A passenger train car where people eat meals while the train moves
A part of a train where people eat meals while traveling
How Served
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a railway passenger car where food and beverages are served' is directly and compositionally derived from 'buffet' (a place for food service) + 'car' (a rail vehicle). This straightforward noun–noun construction (vehicle + function) is cross-linguistically regular, so a B1 learner who knows both words should be able to infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
The name buffet car comes from trains that had a buffet, a counter or small kitchen, inside a car for passengers. So buffet car means 'a train car where food and drinks are sold'.