chair car

noun

, Railroads.

1. a day coach having two adjustable seats on each side of a central aisle.
2. (not in technical use) parlor car.

Word History and Origins

Origin of chair car¹

An Americanism dating back to 1865–70

Example Sentences

The engine, baggage car, coach, and chair car fell into the creek, claiming 96 lives and leaving only two dozen alive.

From The Daily Beast

She dared not laugh aloud in the crowded chair-car, but her inner being was shaken with joy.

From Project Gutenberg

One woman in the chair car declared that she had seen someone just like the Mexican going through the car, about one o'clock.

From Project Gutenberg

The exclusive isolation of the chair car had not found favor with them.

From Project Gutenberg

Night before last, while the train was speeding along in the darkness, the occupants of the reclining chair car were startled.

From Project Gutenberg

As I sat for the rest of my journey in that chair car my mind reverted to another incident that had occurred two months earlier.

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