"concept car" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: concept cars [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} concept car (plural concept cars)
  1. (automotive) An automobile which is not available for retail sale and which is usually only a mock-up having limited functionality, but which may be displayed at auto shows to represent design ideas under consideration for future vehicles. Wikipedia link: concept car Categories (topical): Automotive Hypernyms: concept vehicle
    Sense id: en-concept_car-en-noun-oFUeNlYm Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: automotive, transport, vehicles

Inflected forms

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