dinner table vs dining table

[keannu]

I recently encountered "dinner table", which reminds me of the table only for dinner, not for breakfast and lunch. Is it from the tradition or lifestyle that family members could have a meal usually at dinner time? What is the difference with "dining table"?

65)...It's definitely something to avoid at the dinner table...

 

[SoothingDave]

"Dinner table" is the usual phrase I would use. It does not mean the table is only used for that meal.

 

[Raymott]

And the dinner table stands in the dining room.