dining car

a railroad car equipped with tables and chairs, in which meals are served.

Also called diner, especially British, restaurant car.

Origin of dining car

An Americanism dating back to 1830–40

On the other hand, the passengers began to thin out as the time came for going to the dining-car.

The High Heart |Basil King
Then you'se to come with me to the dining-car, where Mr. Perkins is waiting for you.

Bob Chester's Grit |Frank V. Webster
How those American dining-car prices floored us after three years of all we could eat for thirty-five cents!

An American Idyll |Cornelia Stratton Parker
Accordingly, the pair passed along the aisle and headed for the dining-car.

The Boy Scouts at the Panama-Pacific Exposition |Howard Payson

To take care of the hungry folk a dining-car crew of nine men is kept busy.

The Modern Railroad |Edward Hungerford

dining car

a railway coach in which meals are served at tables Also called: restaurant car