PULLMAN

Pullman, Pullman car

(noun) luxurious passenger car; for day or night travel

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

Pullman (plural Pullmans)

(rail transport, US) A railroad passenger car; especially one of the luxurious ones named after the eponymous Pullman Palace Car Company.

Synonym: Pullman car

A train made up of Pullman coaches.

Source: Wiktionary



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(noun) the fusion of originally different inflected forms (resulting in a reduction in the use of inflections)


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