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saloon
[ suh-loon ]
noun
- a place for the sale and consumption of alcoholic drinks.
- a room or place for general use for a specific purpose:
a dining saloon on a ship.
- a large cabin for the common use of passengers on a passenger vessel.
- British.
- (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.
- a drawing room or reception room.
saloon
/ səˈluːn /
noun
- Also calledsaloon bar another word for lounge
- a large public room on a passenger ship
- any large public room used for a specific purpose
a dancing saloon
- a place where alcoholic drink is sold and consumed
- a closed two-door or four-door car with four to six seats US, Canadian, and NZ namesedan
- an obsolete word for salon
Word History and Origins
Origin of saloon1
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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