Pullman
nounUK /ˈpʊlmən/
Etymology Ellipsis of Pullman car, after the Pullman Palace Car Company, named after American engineer and industrialist George Pullman (1831–1897).
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Rail transport, Railways, Transport US A railroad passenger car; especially one of the luxurious ones named after the eponymous Pullman Palace Car Company.
- It is realised that the old Pullman standard sleeper, with its convertible "sections", each containing upper and lower berths, and with no greater privacy at night than the curtains drawn along both sides of a middle aisle, has had its day.1944 November and December, “"Duplex Roomette" Sleeping Cars”, in Railway Magazine, page 324:
- The conductor arrived at the same time as the Pullman attendant. Bond ordered Old Fashioneds, and stipulated Old Grandad Bourbon, chicken sandwiches, and decaffeined Sanka coffee so that their sleep would not be spoilt.1954, Ian Fleming, “The Silver Phantom”, in Live and Let Die, London: Pan Books, published 1957, page 100:
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A train made up of Pullman coaches.
- Related terms
- Pullman loaf, Pullman pan