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Synonyms for saloon


Grammar : Noun
Spell : suh-loon
Phonetic Transcription : səˈlun

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Définition of saloon

Origin :
  • 1728, anglicized form of salon, and originally used interchangeable with it. Meaning "large hall in a public place for entertainment, etc." is from 1747; especially a passenger boat from 1817, also used of railway cars furnished like drawing rooms (1842). Sense of "public bar" developed by 1841, American English.
  • noun business establishment that primarily serves liquor
Example sentences :
  • "Come over to the saloon, Buck, and have one on me," said Jasper.
  • Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
  • He thought of the grinning men of the saloon; the hidden words.
  • Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
  • "He's layin' down," said Bill Dozier, and his voice was soft but audible in the saloon.
  • Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
  • In the dimness of the saloon door a gun flashed in the hand of Jasper Lanning.
  • Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
  • He said that he occasionally dropped into a saloon to take a glass of beer.
  • Extract from : « Government by the Brewers? » by Adolph Keitel
  • Red he sees my pard passing a saloon, and he says, 'Hello, where did you come from?
  • Extract from : « A Woman Tenderfoot » by Grace Gallatin Seton-Thompson
  • My saloon luckily has a dome, and under the dome we placed it.
  • Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 3 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
  • As they passed the saloon a man stepped into the doorway and looked at them.
  • Extract from : « The Gentleman From Indiana » by Booth Tarkington
  • Wishing to go away, I took Mr. Jarrett's arm and went to the saloon.
  • Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt
  • We four, with one other, sat at a small table in the saloon.
  • Extract from : « In a Steamer Chair and Other Stories » by Robert Barr
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