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passenger car

American  
[pas-uhn-jer kahr] / ˈpæs ən dʒər ˌkɑr /

noun

passenger cars plural
  1. a railroad car which is designed to carry passengers.


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It said that 52 percent of its passenger car sales in Europe are now electrified vehicles -- fully electric, plug-in hybrids and non-plug-in hybrids -- up from 43.8 percent in the first half of 2025.

From Barron's Jul. 23, 2026

“I would like to propose a small addition,” he wrote, “in all passenger car and truck lines.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 3, 2026

It will be the firm's first passenger car factory in Europe and is expected to create thousands of jobs.

From BBC Aug. 1, 2024

Metrolink has removed the bullet-damaged passenger car from service.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 25, 2024

“I love you, son,” she said as I stepped up into the passenger car.

From "Mississippi Trial, 1955" by Chris Crowe

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