"hire car" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: hire cars [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} hire car (plural hire cars)
  1. (UK) A car that is hired, or available for hire. Tags: UK Synonyms: rental car
    Sense id: en-hire_car-en-noun-PGQoxYRM Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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