'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'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- alehouse,
- bar,
- barrel house,
- barroom,
- beer garden,
- beer parlor,
- best room,
- bistro,
- blind tiger,
- bucket shop,
- cabaret,
- cabin,
- cafe,
- cocktail lounge,
- cuddy,
- deckhouse,
- dive,
- dramshop,
- drawing room,
- drinkery,
- drinking saloon,
- foreroom,
- front room,
- gallery,
- gathering,
- gin mill,
- groggery,
- grogshop,
- hall,
- honky-tonk,
- house,
- living room,
- local,
- nightclub,
- parlor,
- parlor car,
- party,
- pothouse,
- pub,
- public,
- public house,
- Pullman car,
- rathskeller,
- roomette,
- rumshop,
- salon,
- saloon bar,
- shelter cabin,
- sitting room,
- solarium,
- speakeasy,
- stateroom,
- sun parlor,
- sunroom,
- taproom,
- tavern,
- wine shop