lounge car
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5.5
- noun
- /ˈlaʊndʒ kɑr/
- US
:
vagón bar
- In the coaches, the groups were small and quiet, sometimes silent, but in the lounge car, there was one large circle of men who were arguing and laughing at the same time.
- go to the lounge car
Examples
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The lounge car startled me with its loud busyness and laughter.
Fiction book (1994) -
They went to the lounge car to smoke.
Fiction book (1999) -
Go back to the lounge car.
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Look, I was thinking about going to the lounge car sometime soon.
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We were in the lounge car, and he begin to talk about him as a little boy seeing his great-grandmother's ghost.
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"Who could sleep in the sick berth back there?" He led me through the diner to the lounge car.
Fiction book (1994) -
Passengers enjoy drinks and socializing in the lounge car during the long train journey.
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After the excursion, we relaxed and chatted with friends in the lounge car.
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The lounge car features comfortable seating and a bar for travelers to unwind.
Synonyms
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4.9
A train carriage with a bar and seats for people to relax and talk
How Relaxing
Surface Forms
Morphology
This is a transparent noun-noun composition: 'lounge' (a room for relaxing) + 'car' (railroad vehicle) directly yields a rail vehicle with lounge facilities. A B1 learner who knows both constituents can readily infer a railroad car equipped for relaxation/socializing, so the meaning is predictable from the parts.
Etymology
The compound noun lounge car comes from the simple image of a train car made like a lounge, with soft chairs and a small bar where people could sit, drink, and talk. That's why it means 'a railroad car for relaxing and socializing'.