dining compartment
- noun
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compartimento de comedor
- We enjoyed breakfast in the dining compartment as the train rolled through the countryside.
Examples
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The dining compartment was beautifully set up, offering a delicious menu to all passengers.
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After a long journey, they headed to the dining compartment for a hot meal and some conversation.
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The train's dining compartment was beautifully decorated.
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I enjoyed my meal in the dining compartment.
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After a long journey, they headed to the dining compartment for a hot meal and some conversation.
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We enjoyed breakfast in the dining compartment as the train rolled through the countryside.
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The dining compartment was beautifully set up, offering a delicious menu to all passengers.
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 can buy food and drinks
How Private
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly and compositionally derived from 'dining' (eating a meal) + 'compartment' (a designated area), so it denotes an area for eating on a train. This noun+noun/adjectival modifier pattern is common in English and cross-linguistically transparent, so a B1 learner who knows the constituents would readily infer the intended sense.
Etymology
Dining compartment comes from trains that had a small room where passengers ate. The word dining shows it was for meals and compartment shows it was a separate part of the train, so today it means 'a section of a passenger train where meals are served'.