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PASSENGER CAR
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A railcar where passengers ride
Synonyms:
carriage; coach; passenger car
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("passenger car" is a kind of...):
car; railcar; railroad car; railway car (a wheeled vehicle adapted to the rails of railroad)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "passenger car"):
buffet car; diner; dining car; dining compartment (a passenger car where food is served in transit)
nonsmoker; nonsmoking car (a passenger car for passengers who want to avoid tobacco smoke)
chair car; drawing-room car; palace car; parlor car; parlour car (a passenger car for day travel; you pay extra fare for individual chairs)
Pullman; Pullman car (luxurious passenger car; for day or night travel)
sleeper; sleeping car; wagon-lit (a passenger car that has berths for sleeping)
smoker; smoking car; smoking carriage; smoking compartment (a passenger car for passengers who wish to smoke)
Holonyms ("passenger car" is a member of...):
passenger train (a train that carries passengers)
