1. A room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter
   "he drowned his sorrows in whiskey at the saloon";
   - barroom [N. Amer], bar, ginmill [N. Amer, informal], taproom, cantina, saloon bar [Brit], lounge bar [Brit]
    
2. [Brit] A building with a bar that is licensed to sell alcoholic drinks
   "The locals gathered at the saloon every Friday evening";
   - tavern, tap house [archaic], watering hole [informal], public house [Brit], pub [Brit, Cdn], pothouse [archaic], gin mill [N. Amer, informal], taphouse [archaic], inn [Brit], groggery [US, archaic], boozer [Brit, informal]
    
3. A car that is closed and that has front and rear seats and two or four doors
   "They chose a reliable saloon for their family car";
   - sedan

Derived forms: saloons

Type of: auto [informal], autocar [archaic], automobile [N. Amer], building, car, edifice, motor [Brit, informal], motorcar, room, wheel [informal], whip [US, informal]

Encyclopedia: Saloon