Meaning & use

Town Car

noun·Everyday

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A large, chauffeur-driven luxury automobile, typically used for formal or business transportation.

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A sleek black town car waited outside the hotel to take the executives to the airport.

They hired a town car service instead of driving themselves to the wedding.

A note on using this word

Originally 'town car' described an early car body style with an open driver's seat and an enclosed passenger compartment, before becoming a general term for chauffeured luxury sedans.

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