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    palace car
    [ noun ]
    a passenger car for day travel; you pay extra fare for individual chairs
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    Palace \Pal"ace\ (p[a^]l"[asl]s; 48), n. [OE. palais, F. palais,
    fr. L. palatium, fr. Palatium, one of the seven hills of
    Rome, on which Augustus had his residence. Cf. {Paladin}.]
    1. The residence of a sovereign, including the lodgings of
    high officers of state, and rooms for business, as well as
    halls for ceremony and reception. --Chaucer.

    2. The official residence of a bishop or other distinguished
    personage.

    3. Loosely, any unusually magnificent or stately house.

    {Palace car}. See under {Car}.

    {Palace court}, a court having jurisdiction of personal
    actions arising within twelve miles of the palace at
    Whitehall. The court was abolished in 1849. [Eng.]
    --Mozley & W.


    Car \Car\, n. [OF. car, char, F. cahr, fr. L. carrus, Wagon: a
    Celtic word; cf. W. car, Armor. karr, Ir. & Gael. carr. cf.
    {Chariot}.]
    1. A small vehicle moved on wheels; usually, one having but
    two wheels and drawn by one horse; a cart.

    2. A vehicle adapted to the rails of a railroad. [U. S.]

    Note: In England a railroad passenger car is called a railway
    carriage; a freight car a goods wagon; a platform car a
    goods truck; a baggage car a van. But styles of car
    introduced into England from America are called cars;
    as, tram car. Pullman car. See {Train}.

    3. A chariot of war or of triumph; a vehicle of splendor,
    dignity, or solemnity. [Poetic].

    The gilded car of day. --Milton.

    The towering car, the sable steeds. --Tennyson.

    4. (Astron.) The stars also called Charles's Wain, the Great
    Bear, or the Dipper.

    The Pleiads, Hyads, and the Northern Car. --Dryden.

    5. The cage of a lift or elevator.

    6. The basket, box, or cage suspended from a balloon to
    contain passengers, ballast, etc.

    7. A floating perforated box for living fish. [U. S.]

    {Car coupling}, or {Car coupler}, a shackle or other device
    for connecting the cars in a railway train. [U. S.]

    {Dummy car} (Railroad), a car containing its own steam power
    or locomotive.

    {Freight car} (Railrood), a car for the transportation of
    merchandise or other goods. [U. S.]

    {Hand car} (Railroad), a small car propelled by hand, used by
    railroad laborers, etc. [U. S.]

    {Horse car}, or {Street car}, an omnibus car, draw by horses
    or other power upon rails laid in the streets. [U. S.]

    {Palace car}, {Drawing-room car}, {Sleeping car}, {Parlor
    car}, etc. (Railroad), cars especially designed and furnished
    for the comfort of travelers.
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