pullman

Pull·man

P p

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [poo l-muh n]
- /ˈpʊl mən/
- /ˈpʊl.mən/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [poo l-muh n]
- /ˈpʊl mən/

Definitions of pullman word

noun plural pullman plural Pullmans. a railroad sleeping car or parlor car. 1
noun plural pullman (often lowercase). Also called Pullman case. a large suitcase. 1
noun plural pullman George Mortimer, 1831–97, U.S. inventor and railroad car designer. 1
noun pullman a city in SE Washington. 1
countable noun pullman A Pullman is a type of train or railway carriage which is extremely comfortable and luxurious. You can also refer to a Pullman train or a Pullman carriage. 0
countable noun pullman A Pullman or a Pullman car on a train is a railway car that provides beds for passengers to sleep in. 0

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Parts of speech for Pullman

noun

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pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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pullman popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 74% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for pullman

noun pullman

car — a self-propelled road vehicle designed to carry passengers, esp one with four wheels that is powered by an internal-combustion engine

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