"Comcar" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Comcars [plural]
Etymology: Collapsing of Commonwealth Car Service, the service's original name. Formally a blend of Commonwealth + car. Etymology templates: {{m|en|Commonwealth Car Service}} Commonwealth Car Service, {{blend|en|Commonwealth|car|nocap=1}} blend of Commonwealth + car Head templates: {{en-noun}} Comcar (plural Comcars)
  1. (Australia) One of a fleet of cars, with drivers, maintained by the Australian Government for the transport of politicians and senior officials. Tags: Australia Synonyms: ComCar, COMCAR
    Sense id: en-Comcar-en-noun-LuITovq8 Categories (other): Australian English, English blends, English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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