passenger car

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Noun

passenger car (plural passenger cars)

  1. (rail transport, US) A railroad car designed to carry passengers.
    Synonyms: (British English:) passenger carriage, passenger coach, (India) passenger bogie, railway carriage (narrow sense)
    Hypernyms: railroad car, railcar, car, railway carriage (broad sense), railway wagon (broad sense) < rolling stock < vehicle
    Hyponym: sleeper
    Coordinate terms: freight car, goods wagon
  2. (vehicles) A motor vehicle designed to carry (a few) passengers; a motorcar.
    Hypernyms: car, auto, automobile < motor vehicle < vehicle
    Hyponym: sportscar
    Coordinate terms: pickup truck, van

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