Phrase guide

smoking car

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A railroad car in which smoking is allowed.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: smoker, smoking carriage, smoking compartment

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a passenger car for passengers who wish to smoke

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: smoker, smoking carriage, smoking compartment

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: passenger car, coach, carriage

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

5 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: вагон за пушачи (vagon za pušači) — railroad car for smokers
  • Finnish: tupakkavaunu — railroad car for smokers
  • Irish: carráiste tobac — railroad car for smokers
  • Macedonian: пу́шачка ко́ла (púšačka kóla) — railroad car for smokers
  • Russian: ваго́н для куря́щих (vagón dlja kurjáščix) — railroad car for smokers