pullman case

Variant of Pullman

Pullman definition

☆ Pull·man (po̵ol′mən)

noun

  1. Etymology: after G. M. Pullman (1831-97), U.S. inventor

    a railroad passenger car with convertible berths for sleeping
    also Pullman car
  2. a suitcase that opens flat and has a hinged divider inside
    also pullman case

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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