restaurant car

noun

, Chiefly British.

1. dining car.

restaurant car

noun

1. a railway coach in which meals are served Also calleddining car

Word History and Origins

Origin of restaurant car¹

First recorded in 1870–75

Example Sentences

Rescuers were focusing on the restaurant car, which was crushed under the first carriage from the force of the collision, said fire official Vassilios Vathrakogiannis.

From Seattle Times

Tina entered one letter of their registration plate wrongly at the machine at a restaurant car park.

From BBC

Dashcam footage shows the driver weaving in and out of traffic and even doing a lap of a restaurant car park in attempt to escape.

From BBC

A judge has granted bail for an ex-Atlanta police officer charged with killing an African-American man in a restaurant car park earlier this month.

From BBC

Rayshard Brooks, 27, was shot dead as he fled officers in a restaurant car park in Atlanta on Friday.

From BBC