parlor car

parlor car

n. A railroad car for day travel fitted with individual reserved seats. Also called chair car.

parlor car

n (Railways) (in the US and Canada) a comfortable railway coach with individual reserved seats

par′lor car`

n. a railroad passenger car that has individual reserved seats and is more comfortable than a day coach. [1855–60]

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Noun

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parlor car - a passenger car for day travel; you pay extra fare for individual chairschair car, drawing-room car, palace car, parlour carcarriage, passenger car, coach - a railcar where passengers ride

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