Definition of automat in English:

automat

noun ˈɔːtə(ʊ)matˈɔdəˌmæt

US historical

A cafeteria in which food and drink were obtained from slot machines.
〈美，史〉（由自动售货机出售饮料和食品的）自动餐馆
Example sentencesExamples
- By the 1920s, some restaurants and automats were heavily populated with gay men, especially late at night, and a few places openly catered to them.
- When the detective in The Erasers eats lunch, it is in an automat where food is reduced to ‘cubes’ and ‘replicas.’
- A lone female figure sits alone drinking in an automat, an area supplied with vending machines that is pure Americana.
- Fueled by the nickels of new legions of white collar workers and immigrants who could not speak English and therefore could not order at a restaurant, the automat prospered in the early 1900s and handily survived the Depression.
- When we got back from lunch, I realised I'd left mine back in the automat.

Origin

Late 17th century (denoting an automaton): from German, from French automate, from Latin automaton (see automaton). The current sense dates from the early 20th century.

Definition of automat in US English:

automat

nounˈɔdəˌmætˈôdəˌmat

US historical

A cafeteria in which food and drink were obtained from vending machines.
〈美，史〉（由自动售货机出售饮料和食品的）自动餐馆
Example sentencesExamples
- Fueled by the nickels of new legions of white collar workers and immigrants who could not speak English and therefore could not order at a restaurant, the automat prospered in the early 1900s and handily survived the Depression.
- When we got back from lunch, I realised I'd left mine back in the automat.
- A lone female figure sits alone drinking in an automat, an area supplied with vending machines that is pure Americana.
- By the 1920s, some restaurants and automats were heavily populated with gay men, especially late at night, and a few places openly catered to them.
- When the detective in The Erasers eats lunch, it is in an automat where food is reduced to ‘cubes’ and ‘replicas.’

Origin

Late 17th century (denoting an automaton): from German, from French automate, from Latin automaton (see automaton). The current sense dates from the early 20th century.

词汇	automat
释义	Definition of automat in English: automat noun ˈɔːtə(ʊ)matˈɔdəˌmæt US historical A cafeteria in which food and drink were obtained from slot machines. 〈美，史〉（由自动售货机出售饮料和食品的）自动餐馆 Example sentencesExamples By the 1920s, some restaurants and automats were heavily populated with gay men, especially late at night, and a few places openly catered to them. When the detective in The Erasers eats lunch, it is in an automat where food is reduced to ‘cubes’ and ‘replicas.’ A lone female figure sits alone drinking in an automat, an area supplied with vending machines that is pure Americana. Fueled by the nickels of new legions of white collar workers and immigrants who could not speak English and therefore could not order at a restaurant, the automat prospered in the early 1900s and handily survived the Depression. When we got back from lunch, I realised I'd left mine back in the automat. Origin Late 17th century (denoting an automaton): from German, from French automate, from Latin automaton (see automaton). The current sense dates from the early 20th century. Definition of automat in US English: automat nounˈɔdəˌmætˈôdəˌmat US historical A cafeteria in which food and drink were obtained from vending machines. 〈美，史〉（由自动售货机出售饮料和食品的）自动餐馆 Example sentencesExamples Fueled by the nickels of new legions of white collar workers and immigrants who could not speak English and therefore could not order at a restaurant, the automat prospered in the early 1900s and handily survived the Depression. When we got back from lunch, I realised I'd left mine back in the automat. A lone female figure sits alone drinking in an automat, an area supplied with vending machines that is pure Americana. By the 1920s, some restaurants and automats were heavily populated with gay men, especially late at night, and a few places openly catered to them. When the detective in The Erasers eats lunch, it is in an automat where food is reduced to ‘cubes’ and ‘replicas.’ Origin Late 17th century (denoting an automaton): from German, from French automate, from Latin automaton (see automaton). The current sense dates from the early 20th century.
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