Definition of "dining-car" [dining-car]

• A railway-car fitted up as a dining-room or restaurant, and supplied with a kitchen, pantry, refrigerator, etc. (noun)

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

• "For some, there's nothing more comforting than a dining-car shaped diner."
• "The comfort and style of the old San Francisco Chief, wedded to 200+ mph speed and the luxuries of space to walk around, a window that actually looks out at something and a dining-car instead of a pull-down tray."
• "In the summers, he worked as a dining-car waiter, like his father and grandfather before him."