From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishdining carˈdining car noun [countable] TTTDFa carriage on a train where meals are served SYN restaurant car
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dining car• Zak's long scene began with impressive fireworks as soon as everyone in the dining car had been served with a drink.• He worked on the railroad in the dining car for 41 years.• I was watching the scene from the kitchen end of the dining car, standing just behind Emil, Cathy and Oliver.• In the warm yellow light of the dining car windows I caught a glimpse of a woman raising a wine glass.• I tucked the binoculars into the holdall again and without any sensible plans wandered back towards the dining car.• The dining car had oak woodwork, potted palms and sumptuous meals. 