Pullman

¹

[ pool-muhn ]

Trademark.

, plural Pull·mans.

1. plural Pullmans a railroad sleeping car or parlor car.

noun

, plural Pull·mans

1. (often lowercase) Also called Pullman case. a large suitcase.
2. George Mortimer, 1831–97, U.S. inventor and railroad car designer.

Pullman

²

[ pool-muhn ]

noun

1. a city in SE Washington.

Pullman

¹

/ ˈpʃulmən /

noun

1. PullmanPhilip1946MBritishWRITING: author Philip . born 1946, British author. Writing primarily for older children, he is best known for the fantasy trilogy His Dark Materials (1997–2000)

Pullman

²

/ ˈpʊlmən /

noun

1. a luxurious railway coach, esp a sleeping car Also calledPullman car

Word History and Origins

Origin of Pullman¹

C19: named after George M. Pullman (1831–97), the US inventor who first manufactured such coaches

Example Sentences

She’s a reproductive biologist at Washington State University in Pullman who has studied plastic leaching.

From Science News For Students

When they arrived, a Pullman employee was waiting on the platform and handed Lincoln a telegram.

From Washington Post

This neuroscientist works at Washington State University in Pullman.

From Science News For Students

Pullman also benefited from long-term conservation efforts unavailable to most neighborhoods.

From ProPublica

To learn more about what was happening, they teamed up with glacial biologist Scott Hotaling at Washington State University in Pullman.

From Science News For Students

The president of the Montgomery NAACP, Pullman porter E. D. Nixon, saw an opportunity.

From The Daily Beast

Then he goes out, gits into his Pullman section, blows his punkin whistle and departs.

From Project Gutenberg

Are not Pullman cars, hotels, and theatres operating under licenses or charters insuring equal opportunities for all?

From Project Gutenberg

The sure-enough, knock-out round was fought at the rear end of our Pullman, which happened to be the last car in the train.

From Project Gutenberg

Braceway went back to the Pullman and rejoined Bristow, who was waiting for him in the stateroom.

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Telephone the Pullman ticket office and change my berth reservation from the ten-thirty to the one o'clock train.

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