touring car
Americannoun
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an open automobile designed for five or more passengers.
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a modern two-door coupe.
Etymology
Origin of touring car
First recorded in 1900–05
Example Sentences
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However, that afternoon, one of them, Gavrilo Princip, found himself right next to the archduke’s touring car after it had taken a wrong turn.
From Textbooks • Dec. 14, 2022
For the trip, you might hail this jaunty, four-cylinder touring car, a 1917 Studebaker Series 18 Model SF.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 3, 2022
The obvious candidate is Scott Elkins, who performs the role for the FIA's all-electric Formula E championship and the DTM German touring car series.
From BBC • Jan. 15, 2022
The rear door handles and the lantern-style headlights were salvaged from old Cadillacs, and the brass hand brake is from an old Thomas Flyer touring car.
From New York Times • Mar. 18, 2016
My father would drive in his old black touring car, sometimes taking me, to meeting places all around the Lansing area.
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
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