"pie car" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: pie cars [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} pie car (plural pie cars)
  1. A car on circus trains where food and beverages were formerly supplied to performers. Synonyms: dining car, diner, restaurant car, club car, buffet car, refreshment car Hypernyms: railroad car, railcar, car, carriage, rolling stock, vehicle Coordinate_terms: private car
    Sense id: en-pie_car-en-noun-en:railroad_car_for_food_for_circus_performers Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Rail transportation

Inflected forms

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