town car

noun

: a 4-door automobile with a usually open driver's compartment and a separate enclosed passenger compartment

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During the finale, Carrie received a phone call from Samantha, who was seen in the backseat of a town car. Stacy Lambe, People.com, 27 June 2025 This little town car is a version of the BYD Seagull which sells for less than $10,000 in China. Neil Winton, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025 But farther up Doheny, a black sea of stretch limos and town cars flowed in and out of another, bigger, more raucous post-Oscar blowout still in full swing. Scott Huver, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Feb. 2025 The actor, 66, was getting his bags out of a black town car and tipping the driver as the 31-year-old comedian approached him, dressed in a wig and a suit to resemble the 78-year-old president. Matt Robison, Newsweek, 25 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for town car

Word History

First Known Use

1906, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of town car was in 1906

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“Town car.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/town%20car. Accessed 6 Jul. 2025.

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