Saloon
//səˈlun// noun
noun ·Common ·High school level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A tavern, especially in an American Old West setting. US
"Near-synonyms: pub; see also Thesaurus:pub"
- 2 a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter wordnet
- 3 A lounge bar in an English public house, contrasted with the public bar. British, dated
"A pint of beer in the saloon bar costs a penny more than in the public bar."
- 4 tavern consisting of a building with a bar and public rooms; often provides light meals wordnet
- 5 A car with a boot or trunk compartment separate from the driver/passenger space and with seating and doors for more than two people. British
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- 6 a car that is closed and that has front and rear seats and two or four doors wordnet
- 7 The cabin area of a boat or yacht devoted to seated relaxation, often combined with dining table.
- 8 the part of a rail carriage or multiple unit containing seating for passengers.
- 9 Dated form of salon (“living room in a house”). alt-of, dated
- 10 A barbershop (store offering haircuts). India, Nigeria
Example
More examples"Barsoom was the biggest Martian town. It had the fanciest saloon. It was the Wild, Wild Red."
Etymology
From Occitan salon, French salon, either augmentative of salle (“room”), or borrowed from Italian salone (“hall”), augmentative form of sala, salla (“room”); in both cases borrowed from a Germanic source such as Old High German sal (“house, hall”), from Proto-Germanic *salą, from Proto-Indo-European *sel- (“dwelling”). Doublet of salon.
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