saloon /səˈlun/ noun7 •(US) A tavern, especially in an American Old West setting. •(UK) A car with a boot or trunk compartment separate from the driver/passenger space and with seating and doors for more than two people.The black Peugeot which stood there might indeed have been the saloon they had seen, but it might equally have been one of a million others on the French roads. — 1953 •(UK, old-fashioned) A lounge bar in an English public house, contrasted with the public bar.A pint of beer in the saloon bar costs a penny more than in the public bar. •The cabin area of a boat or yacht devoted to seated relaxation, often combined with dining table. •the part of a rail carriage or multiple unit containing seating for passengers. •(India, Nigeria) A barbershop (store offering haircuts). •(old-fashioned) Dated form of salon (“living room in a house”). formssaloons