Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

chair car

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.62 in modern English

Syllables: chair -car
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A railway car equipped with reclining armchairs, for passengers travelling at night who do not wish to ride in a sleeping car.

Canadian usage; American usage; Dated

Example Sentences

"The Providence Railroad, by which passengers from the boat continue to Boston, is one of the best appointed in the country. Its Chair Cars are a great luxury, and add much to the comfort of tourists."
"When the train clanked in he was out on the cement platform, peering into the chair-cars, and as he saw her in the line of passengers moving toward the vestibule he waved his hat."
"Going up to Ottawa that evening in the train, lying back in the chair car with the blind up, seeing the lights coming on in the barns […]"

Usage

Inflected Forms

chair cars (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

baggage car daycoach dining car parlor car sleeping car smoking car

Synonyms

parlor car parlour car drawing-room car palace car

Questions

What does chair car mean?: A railway car equipped with reclining armchairs, for passengers travelling at night who do not wish to ride in a sleeping car.

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