PARLOR CAR Definition & Meaning

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parlor car

a railroad passenger car that has individual reserved seats and is more comfortable than a day coach.

parlor car

(in the US and Canada) a comfortable railway coach with individual reserved seats

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First recorded in 1855–60

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Cora slapped her hands on the cushions of the parlor car and said the farm suited her just fine.

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They came up, hand in hand, from the other side of the Wabash tracks and scrambled aboard the open platform at the back of the parlor car.

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Or is it the soft, steady voice of the stranger in the train’s parlor car, telling a story to the boy’s father?

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We had ridden to Philadelphia in reserved parlor car seats.

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I think it is much cheaper to have luncheon served on a table in the parlor car.

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