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saloon

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: saloon

1
 n
a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter
2
 n
a car that is closed and that has front and rear seats and two or four doors
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: saloon
1

n a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter

Synonyms:
bar, barroom, ginmill, taproom
Types:
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barrelhouse, honky-tonk
a cheap drinking and dancing establishment
cocktail lounge
a barroom in a hotel or restaurant where cocktails are served
sawdust saloon
a saloon whose floor is covered with sawdust
speakeasy
(during prohibition) an illegal barroom
Type of:
room
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling

n tavern consisting of a building with a bar and public rooms; often provides light meals

Synonyms:
gin mill, pothouse, pub, public house, taphouse
Types:
alehouse
a tavern where ale is sold
free house
a public house that is not controlled by a brewery and so is free to sell different brands of beer and ale
Type of:
tap house, tavern
a building with a bar that is licensed to sell alcoholic drinks
2

n a car that is closed and that has front and rear seats and two or four doors

Synonyms:
sedan
Types:
brougham
a sedan that has no roof over the driver's seat
Type of:
auto, automobile, car, machine, motorcar
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
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