Automat
[ aw-tuh-mat ]
/ ˈɔ təˌmæt /
Trademark.
a type of self-service restaurant in which customers obtain food from small compartments by depositing the required number of coins in slots so that the doors can be opened.
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British Dictionary definitions for automat
automat
/ (ˈɔːtəˌmæt) /
noun
Also called: vending machine
a machine that automatically dispenses goods, such as cigarettes, when money is inserted
mainly US
an area or room, sometimes having restaurant facilities, where food and other goods are supplied from vending machines