"town car" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: town cars [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} town car (plural town cars)
  1. A car having a kind of body style produced from 1908 to 1939 with an external or open-topped driver's position and an enclosed compartment for passengers. Synonyms: coupé de ville Translations (car with open-topped driver's position): coupé de ville (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-town_car-en-noun-vO2ecvY8 Disambiguation of "car with open-topped driver's position": 73 27
  2. (nonstandard, automotive) A relatively small motor car, of only moderate performance but with reasonable fuel economy, intended for use mostly in urban areas. Tags: nonstandard Categories (topical): Automotive
    Sense id: en-town_car-en-noun-2Q1uOBw2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 24 76 Topics: automotive, transport, vehicles

Inflected forms

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