Pullman: Word of the day for October 19, 2016

Pullman , n :
(rail transport, US) A railroad passenger car; especially one of the luxurious ones named after the eponymous Pullman Palace Car Company. A train made up of Pullman coaches. American engineer and industrialist George Pullman, who founded the Pullman Palace Car Company, died on this day in 1897.

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