Pullman Definition

po͝olmən
adjective
Small, long, and narrow in architectural design.
A pullman hall; a pullman kitchen.
American Heritage
noun
A railroad passenger car with convertible berths for sleeping.
Webster's New World
A suitcase that opens flat and has a hinged divider inside.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:

Other Word Forms of Pullman

Noun

Singular:
pullman
Plural:
pullmans

Origin of Pullman

  • After George Mortimer Pullman (1831–1897), American industrialist and inventor

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • short for Pullman car, after the Pullman Palace Car Company, after George Pullman

    From Wiktionary

  • From its resemblance to a Pullman railroad car

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Pullman Sentence Examples

  • They have all welded steel bodies, Pullman gangways and buckeye couplings.

  • The centre of disturbance was the Pullman strike at Chicago, whence the disorder extended to the Pacific coast, causing riot and bloodshed in many places.

  • The ladies rushed into the smoking room saying a madman was in the Pullman.

  • Also ' The Pullman ' the pub near the level crossing in Grays which depicts the renowned Pullman railroad carriages painted umber and cream.

  • Pullman dinette with storage under seats converts to double berth.

More Sentences

Related Articles

Find Similar Words

Find similar words to pullman using the buttons below.

Words Starting With

PPUPUL

Words Ending With

NANMAN

Unscrambles

pullman

Words Starting With P and Ending With N

Starts With P & Ends With NStarts With PU & Ends With NStarts With P & Ends With AN

Word Length

7 Letter Words7 Letter Words Starting With P7 Letter Words Ending With N