"buffet car" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: buffet cars [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} buffet car (plural buffet cars)
  1. (rail transport) A railway carriage in which food and drink can be bought at a counter, and either taken to another carriage or consumed at the seating provided. Categories (topical): Rail transportation Related terms: dining car, refreshment car, restaurant car
    Sense id: en-buffet_car-en-noun-1rm6aYFy Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Topics: rail-transport, railways, transport

Inflected forms

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          "text": "A small ornamental panel displayed the Great Central's slogan, \"Each Express is Vestibuled and has a Buffet Car attached.\" The buffet car is now being successfully exploited again by the L.N.E.R., but it is only last May that this facility returned to its parent line after a long absence.",
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      ],
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