'Saloon' definitions:

Definition of 'saloon'

From: WordNet
noun
A room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter; "he drowned his sorrows in whiskey at the bar" [syn: barroom, bar, saloon, ginmill, taproom]
noun
Tavern consisting of a building with a bar and public rooms; often provides light meals [syn: public house, pub, saloon, pothouse, gin mill, taphouse]
noun
A car that is closed and that has front and rear seats and two or four doors [syn: sedan, saloon]

Definition of 'Saloon'

From: GCIDE
  • Saloon \Sa*loon"\ (s[.a]*l[=oo]n"), n. [F. salon (cf. It. salone), fr. F. salle a large room, a hall, of German or Dutch origin; cf. OHG. sal house, hall, G. saal; akin to AS. sael, sele, D. zaal, Icel. salr, Goth. saljan to dwell, and probably to L. solum ground. Cf. Sole of the foot, Soil ground, earth.]
  • 1. A spacious and elegant apartment for the reception of company or for works of art; a hall of reception, esp. a hall for public entertainments or amusements; a large room or parlor; as, the saloon of a steamboat. [1913 Webster]
  • The gilden saloons in which the first magnates of the realm . . . gave banquets and balls. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Popularly, a public room for specific uses; esp., a barroom or grogshop; as, a drinking saloon; an eating saloon; a dancing saloon. [1913 Webster]
  • We hear of no hells, or low music halls, or low dancing saloons [at Athens.] --J. P. Mahaffy. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'saloon'

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