passenger car

noun

US
: a railroad car that carries passengers

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The automaker reported an 8% drop in China passenger car sales last year. Eunice Yoon,evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 23 Mar. 2026 The buffer storage unit was made from second-life passenger car batteries. Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 20 Mar. 2026 State police said a Wayne County plow truck was salting the left lane of the highway when the driver of a 2004 Toyota passenger car sideswiped the salt truck. Paula Wethington, CBS News, 17 Mar. 2026 The passenger car reversed into the front of the stationary Waymo. Andrea Guzmán, Austin American Statesman, 18 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for passenger car

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“Passenger car.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/passenger%20car. Accessed 8 Apr. 2026.

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