From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishsaloonsa‧loon /səˈluːn/ noun [countable] 1 DFDDLa public place where alcoholic drinks were sold and drunk in the western US in the 19th century SYN bar2 (also saloon bar) British English a comfortable room in a pub SYN lounge bar3 (also saloon car) British EnglishTTC a car that has a separate enclosed space for your bags etc SYN sedan American English a four-door family saloon → estate car4 TTWa large comfortable room where passengers on a ship can sit and relax
Examples from the Corpus
saloon• The town, with a population of more than 2,000, boasted 18 saloons and 100 mining companies.• He got a job sweeping out a saloon and was allowed to sleep in the carriage house behind it.• But you expect that sort of thing in a literary saloon.• He stopped in several other saloons before he reached Clinton Place.• Volvo has won a safety award for its innovative integrated child seat fitted to all new 900-series saloons.• Miguelito sat at the saloon table.Origin saloon (1700-1800) French salon, from Italian salone “large hall”, from sala “hall” 