passenger car

noun

US
: a railroad car that carries passengers

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Sales of new energy vehicles for the first four months of the year have dropped by 17% in China, according to the country's passenger car association. Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 28 May 2026 And with the average passenger car carrying between 12 and 16 gallons of fuel, according to online car-shopping guide Edmunds, costs can add up quickly per fill-up. Becca Stanek, TheWeek, 29 Apr. 2026 Garcia’s relative and his girlfriend, who are not charged in the incident, were in a silver passenger car. Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2026 Illustrations by Thomas Merceron Even glancing contact between a passenger car and a semi truck is often enough to send the smaller vehicle pinwheeling across the highway. Patrick Radden Keefe, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 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 7 Jun. 2026.

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