smoking compartment

Example Sentences

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A little after six the depot was reached, and the prisoner, who had been handcuffed prior to leaving the jail, was placed in the smoking compartment of the palace sleeping car "Great Falls."

From The Crime of the Century or, The Assassination of Dr. Patrick Henry Cronin by Hunt, Henry M.

A thin cloud of smoke filtered out from the smoking compartment.

From The Automobile Girls at Chicago or, Winning Out Against Heavy Odds by Crane, Laura Dent

In the smoking compartment, when we were under way, I sat gazing out of the car window at fleeting fields still a-sparkle with frost crystals on wood and stubble.

From The Portal of Dreams by Buck, Charles Neville

Then after drawing his cigar case from the bag, he rose and strode rapidly toward the rear of the car, where the smoking compartment was located.

From The Automobile Girls at Chicago or, Winning Out Against Heavy Odds by Crane, Laura Dent

There were five minutes to spare when he sank into the corner seat of a smoking compartment, and composed himself with a couple of morning papers for the journey.

From The Grell Mystery by Froest, Frank