observation car

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noun

a railroad passenger car having a lounge or platform from which the scenery can be viewed.

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Origin of observation car

An Americanism dating back to 1870–75

Words nearby observation car

observable, observance, observant, observation, observational, observation car, observation post, observatory, observe, observer, obsess

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How to use observation car in a sentence

She muttered something about that ceremony never coming off and departed for the observation car to join the Prince.
Polly the Pagan|Isabel Anderson
Determined to be in all ways the complete tourist, I took a rough preliminary survey of Montreal in an 'observation-car.'
Letters from America|Rupert Brooke
Into this rocky wilderness you plunge, and toil through it hour by hour, viewing it from the rear of the Observation-Car.
Letters from America|Rupert Brooke
The observation car giving the best view to be had of the mountain landscape as it waltzes by, is placed at the rear of the train.
Revisiting the Earth|James Langdon Hill

He wondered how long he would be able to distinguish the pattern of the brasswork on the observation car-rail.
Overland Red|Henry Herbert Knibbs

British Dictionary definitions for observation car

observation car

noun

a railway carriage fitted with large expanses of glass to provide a good view of the scenery

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