automat
noun/ˈɔtəmæt/US
Etymology
Borrowed from German Automat, as the system was originally developed in Germany in the late 19th c. Doublet of automaton.
- borrowed from Automat
Definitions
A vending machine for food.
A cafeteria consisting of vending machines.
- People from all levels of society ate in Automats at least occasionally. Movies often cast their cosmopolitan stars dropping coins in Horn & Hardart's slots, and tourists felt compelled to visit an Automat.
Alternative letter-case form of automat, in particular one operated by Horn & Hardart.
- When King George sat down in Perylon Hall he thrust his gray topper under the chair, just as you do when you're in the Automat.
- Breaking away from the traditional self-service policy of the Automats, which has been followed since the company was organized in 1911, the new restaurant will mark Horn & Hardart's first expansion in the New York area since 1938.
The neighborhood
- neighborautomatic
- neighborautomation
- neighborautomatization
- neighborautomaton
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for automat. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA