passenger car

passenger car
a) A railroad car that carries passengers.
b) A road vehicle that carries passengers; a motorcar or automobile.

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  • passenger car — A railroad car used for the transportation of passengers. An old passenger car which has been converted into a pay car and is used on the railroad as such is in no sense a passenger car any more than a baggage or mail car could be so considered.… …   Ballentine's law dictionary

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  • passenger car — noun a railcar where passengers ride • Syn: ↑coach, ↑carriage • Hypernyms: ↑car, ↑railcar, ↑railway car, ↑railroad car • Hyponyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

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  • passenger car wheel — A one piece wheel made of sheet steel. The rim and disc are welded together or made of light alloy (cast or forged), and designed for tubeless tires. Rims for passenger cars are almost exclusively designed as 5° drop center rims incorporating a… …   Dictionary of automotive terms

  • Large passenger car —   A passenger car with more than 120 cubic feet of interior passenger and luggage volume.   U.S. Dept. of Energy, Energy Information Administration s Energy Glossary …   Energy terms

  • Mid-size passenger car —   A passenger car with between110 and 119 cubic feet of interior passenger and luggage volume.   U.S. Dept. of Energy, Energy Information Administration s Energy Glossary …   Energy terms

  • Subcompact/compact passenger car —   A passenger car containing less than 109 cubic feet of interior passenger and luggage volume.   U.S. Dept. of Energy, Energy Information Administration s Energy Glossary …   Energy terms

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