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saloon

[ suh-loon ]

noun

  1. a place for the sale and consumption of alcoholic drinks.
  2. a room or place for general use for a specific purpose:

    a dining saloon on a ship.

  3. a large cabin for the common use of passengers on a passenger vessel.
  4. British.
    1. (in a tavern or pub) a section of a bar or barroom separated from the public bar and often having more comfortable furnishings and a quieter atmosphere.
  5. a drawing room or reception room.


saloon

/ səˈluːn /

noun

  1. Also calledsaloon bar another word for lounge
  2. a large public room on a passenger ship
  3. any large public room used for a specific purpose

    a dancing saloon

  4. a place where alcoholic drink is sold and consumed
  5. a closed two-door or four-door car with four to six seats US, Canadian, and NZ namesedan
  6. an obsolete word for salon
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of saloon1

First recorded in 1720–30; variant of salon
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Word History and Origins

Origin of saloon1

C18: from French salon
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Example Sentences

The Horse You Came in On Saloon, Baltimore Horse-themed bars must be bad luck for famous authors.

Along this sky-high route, nearly every 19th-century saloon or historic hotel has a ghost story to tell.

The former Secretary of Culture, David Mellor, used to say that they were drinking in “the last chance saloon.”

Look, this is a late-night saloon and occasionally it's necessary to assert myself when things get a little out of hand.

When that happened, it was like Frank Sinatra telling a saloon singer he was good.

There was a moment's pause, and Doa Inez returned into the saloon, which was now beginning rapidly to fill.

The cheerful sound of music came from the deck of a big saloon steamer, bearing its crowd of noisy tourists.

In ordinary times fares ranged from ₱50 saloon accommodation to ₱8 a deck passage.

He apologized for interrupting their tête-à-tête, but said he had no choice, as the saloon was completely full.

Longcluse had made up his mind promptly on the night of the billiard-match played in the Saloon Tavern.

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