Pullman (redirected from Pullman, Philip)

Pullman  (plmn)

n.

1. A railroad parlor car or sleeping car. Also called Pullman car.

2. A large suitcase. Also called Pullman case.

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[After George Mortimer Pullman (1831-1897), American industrialist and inventor.]

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pull·man  (plmn)

adj.

Small, long, and narrow in architectural design: a pullman hall; a pullman kitchen.

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[From its resemblance to a Pullman railroad car.]

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Pullman [ˈpʊlmən]

n pl -mans

(Transport / Railways) a luxurious railway coach, esp a sleeping car Also called Pullman car

[named after George M. Pullman (1831-97), the US inventor who first manufactured such coaches]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

Pullman - luxurious passenger car; for day or night travel Pullman car carriage, passenger car, coach - a railcar where passengers ride

Translations

Pullman® [ˈpʊlmən] N (Pullmans (pl))

1. (Brit) (also Pullman carriage) → vagón m de primera clase

2. (US) (also Pullman car) → coche m cama

Pullman [ˈpʊlmən] n

(British) (also Pullman carriage) (= luxury carriage) → voiture f pullman inv

(British) (also Pullman train) (= luxury train) → train m pullman inv

(US) (also Pullman car) (= sleeping carriage) → wagon-lit m
pull-out [ˈpʊlaʊt]

n

(= withdrawal) [forces, troops] → retrait m

(in magazine) → supplément m détachable

modif [magazine, pages] → détachable

Pullman®

n (= Pullman car) → Pullmanwagen m; (= Pullman train) → Pullman® m

Pullman [ˈpʊlmən] n (also Pullman car) → pullman m inv

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Pullman [ˈpʊlmən] n (also Pullman car) → pullman m inv