英和和英

名詞

Automat (plural Automats)

1. Alternative letter-case form of automat, in particular one operated by Horn & Hardart.
   • 1939 June 12, “At the fair”, in The New York Times‎, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 20 November 2025:

     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.

   • 1949 December 18, “No coins in slots at the new Automat”, in The New York Times‎, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 20 November 2025:

     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.