"black car" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: black cars [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} black car (plural black cars)
  1. (London) a black cab, a taxi that is only hailed from the street Tags: London
    Sense id: en-black_car-en-noun-2GmOSlbP Categories (other): London English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Automobiles Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 37 31 1 3 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 35 42 18 1 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 30 34 33 1 3 Disambiguation of Automobiles: 24 23 14 18 21
  2. (New York City) a taxi that cannot be hailed from the street, but is called by placing a phone-in request; a call cab, a radio taxi Tags: New-York-City
    Sense id: en-black_car-en-noun-RNB0vrXD Categories (other): New York City English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Automobiles Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 37 31 1 3 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 35 42 18 1 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 30 34 33 1 3 Disambiguation of Automobiles: 24 23 14 18 21
  3. (US) A large government SUV with blacked-out windows Tags: US Coordinate_terms (government vehicle): black helicopter
    Sense id: en-black_car-en-noun-LRht2r8B Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Automobiles Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 37 31 1 3 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 35 42 18 1 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 30 34 33 1 3 Disambiguation of Automobiles: 24 23 14 18 21 Disambiguation of 'government vehicle': 0 0 100 0 0
  4. A limousine
    Sense id: en-black_car-en-noun-nAKWSrwv Categories (other): Automobiles Disambiguation of Automobiles: 24 23 14 18 21
  5. A hearse
    Sense id: en-black_car-en-noun-jbhM6SP9 Categories (other): Automobiles Disambiguation of Automobiles: 24 23 14 18 21
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Death Disambiguation of Death: 0 0 0 0 0

Inflected forms

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