private car en · NOUN
Meanings
- A car (automobile) that is for personal use and owned privately.
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(US) A railroad passenger car that is either privately owned or used privately, or both.
In the days before televised press conferences, or debates between Presidential contenders, the railroads carried the politicians to the people. Here, President Truman addresses a crowd from the verandah of his private car, at Sacramento during the 1952 campaign.
1985, Rodger Bradley, Amtrak: The US National Railroad Passenger Corporation, Blandford Press, →ISBN, page 11, photo caption:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| private cars | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
Hypernyms
vehicle · auto · car · automobile · carriage · rail car · vehicle · motor vehicle · railroad car · car · rolling stock
Relateds
passenger car · passenger car · private property
Translations (15)
is einkabíll (privately owned car) · nn personbil (privately owned car) · fo eginbilur (privately owned car) · es coche privado (privately owned car) · fo privatbilur (privately owned car) · de Privatauto (privately owned car) · nb privatbil (privately owned car) · da privatbil (privately owned car) · fi yksityisauto (privately owned car) · is einkabifreið (privately owned car) · nb personbil (privately owned car) · nn privatbil (privately owned car) · de Privatwagen (privately owned car) · sv privatbil (privately owned car) · cmn 私家車 /私家车 (privately owned car)