1.
smoking car; smoking carriage
A train car, or a rental car, in which smoking is permitted, as opposed to a non-smoking one.
喫煙車に乗る。
to ride in a smoking car.
この列車には喫煙車がない。
This train has no smoking car.
最近は喫煙車を廃止する鉄道会社が増えている。
Recently, more railway companies are abolishing smoking cars.
Composed of 喫煙 ('smoking') + 車 ('car, vehicle'). Refers to a train car (or a rental car) where smoking is allowed.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 喫煙車両: smoking car of a train
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 禁煙車: non-smoking car — the direct antonym
- 喫煙者: smoker (a person) — a homophone with a different meaning