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pullman

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pull·man  (plmn)
adj.
Small, long, and narrow in architectural design: a pullman hall; a pullman kitchen.
[From its resemblance to a Pullman, railroad car.]
Pullman
Noun
pl -mans Chiefly Brit a luxurious railway coach [after G. M. Pullman, its inventor]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.pullmanPullman - luxurious passenger car; for day or night travel
Pullman car
carriage, passenger car, coach - a railcar where passengers ride
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At that time one Felice Van Verdighan, accompanied by two maids and a lap-dog, with another maid for the lap-dog,* entered a drawing-room on a Pullman,** and a few minutes later was speeding west.
The Iron Heel by London, Jack View in context
Martin thought; you can travel in a Pullman while I starve for the paltry five dollars you owe me.
Martin Eden by London, Jack View in context
It is one of the most incredible miracles of telephony that a passenger at New York, who is about to start for Chicago on a fast express, may telephone to Chicago from the drawing-room of a Pullman.
The History of the Telephone by Casson, Herbert N. View in context
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