Pullman
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Pullman
- /ˈpʊlmən/ UK
Where it comes from
Ellipsis of Pullman car, after the Pullman Palace Car Company, named after American engineer and industrialist George Pullman (1831–1897).
noun Pullmans
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A railroad passenger car; especially one of the luxurious ones named after the eponymous Pullman Palace Car Company.
It is realised that the old Pullman standard sleeper, with its convertible "sections", each containing upper and lower berths, and with no greater privacy at night than the curtains drawn along both sides of a middle aisle, has had its day.
Similar: Pullman car
- A train made up of Pullman coaches.
proper noun
- A surname, notably that of George Pullman.
- A neighbourhood of Richmond, Contra Costa County, California, named after the Pullman Company.
- A community area and neighbourhood on the South Side of Chicago, Illinois, formerly a company town founded by George Pullman.
- An unincorporated community in Lee Township, Allegan County, Michigan.
- A neighbourhood of Amarillo, Potter County, Texas.
- A city in Whitman County, Washington.
- A town in Ritchie County, West Virginia.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: pullman car, passenger car, palace car, private car, parlor car, parlour car, slumbercoach, railcar, railway carriage, sleeping car, baggage car, automobile car, bar car, special saloon, restaurant car, dining car
Talk about this word "Pullman." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/pullman. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Pullman. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/pullman "Pullman." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/pullman.Cite this
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