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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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In late 2023, the Chinese company announced plans to build a new passenger car factory in Hungary, with production expected to begin in the coming months.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 28, 2025

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

The Tesla Model Y was the best-selling electric vehicle in China last year, with 646,800 units sold, followed by the BYD Song sedan at 428,600 units, according to the passenger car group.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 10, 2024

As Ophie and her mother traveled from Atlanta to Washington, DC, on the Birmingham Special, Pennsy enfolding the wounded pair in the embrace of her passenger car seats, the dead took notice.

From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland

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