courtesy car

American  

noun

1. a limousine or van provided by a hotel, airline, etc., for free transportation over a fixed route, as between an airport and a hotel.

2. an automobile provided by a garage or repair shop for use while one's own car is being repaired.

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Example Sentences

He missed it again last year, saying later that he was so frustrated that he twice tried — and twice failed — to smash out the back window of his courtesy car.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 9, 2023

Also included: a $30 food and drink credit, shoe shines, electric bike rental and courtesy car transportation — subject to availability, and only for one-way trips from the hotel.

From Washington Post • Mar. 27, 2023

Repair and courtesy car costs were factors in the increase, the ABI said.

From BBC • Feb. 2, 2023

I got my first taste of the 45ish-pound behemoth as I carried it to the Lexus courtesy car.

From Golf Digest • Apr. 27, 2020

Our motel had a courtesy car service which we decided to use; by notifying the main desk in advance, the service was almost always available when we needed it, free of charge.

From Through these Eyes The courageous struggle to find meaning in a life stressed with cancer by Isaacson, Lauren Ann