town car en · NOUN
Meanings
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A car having a kind of bodystyle produced from 1908 to 1939 with an external or open-topped driver's position and an enclosed compartment for passengers.
Her great-uncle was a wealthy man. The type who had a town car and who had a right-hand man to drive it.
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(informal) A hired non-stretch limousine, traditionally but not necessarily a standard-wheelbase Lincoln Town Car or Cadillac sedan.
They called to get a town car sent out to the airport to pick up the visiting executives for the sales conference.
- (nonstandard) Synonym of city car.
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| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| town cars | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Translations (3)
fi coupé de ville (car with open-topped driver's position) · pl coupé de ville (car with open-topped driver's position) · de Coupé de Ville (car with open-topped driver's position)