saloon car

noun

, British.

1. Also saloon carriage. a railway sleeping, dining, or parlor car similar to a U.S. Pullman.
2. sedan ( def 1 ).

Word History and Origins

Origin of saloon car¹

First recorded in 1885–90

Example Sentences

According to the report, two vehicles intercepted and blocked a silver saloon car with two occupants from the front and behind.

From BBC

According to the report, two vehicles intercepted and blocked from the front and behind a silver saloon car with two occupants.

From BBC

The force want to trace three people who were standing on the corner of Evington Road and Chepstow Road at the time the shots were fired, as well as the driver of a passing white saloon car.

From BBC

When the officers forced one of the lorries to slow down, the driver jumped off before being picked up by a saloon car that was following the convoy.

From BBC

In 1928 the PV4, a saloon car with a leatherette-covered wooden body, won its class in the grueling 800-plus-mile Leningrad-Moscow-Leningrad endurance race.

From New York Times