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passenger car

noun

US
: a railroad car that carries passengers

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Similarly, in 2015, EVs made up less than 1 percent of passenger car sales. Climate Change, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2025 The Honda collided with a passenger car near North 156th Street and Parallel Road, near Basehor-Linwood High School, according to the press release. Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 25 Nov. 2025 First, recycling operations will be limited to passenger car tires. Matthew Geiger, Denver Post, 28 Oct. 2025 Domestic passenger car sales climbed 11.2% year-on-year in last month down from a 15% rise in August, the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers said Tuesday. Jim Edwards, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2025 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 2 Dec. 2025.

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