tourist car
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of tourist car
An Americanism dating back to 1890–95
Example Sentences
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Its main sources of income - tourist car parks, docking fees and the sale of marine fuel at its harbours - have been reduced to "zero overnight" as a result of the pandemic, Highland Council said.
From BBC
The region's main sources of income - tourist car parks, docking fees and the sale of marine fuel at all of its 100 harbours - have been reduced to "zero overnight" as a result of the pandemic.
From BBC
To reach the customs bay inside the line of control where the truck was first pulled over, we drive across five or so check points where members of the Indian army, secured with AK-47s, check our paperwork and sniff through the interior of our vehicle, a tourist car, manned by a driver hired for the day out of Srinagar, the summer capital of Kashmir.
From Slate
The sight of the card recalled a startling fact to Ralph: at the depot end of track 7 lay the occupied tourist car of an Uncle Tom's Cabin theatrical troupe which was then visiting Stanley Junction.
From Project Gutenberg
He heard of a big second-hand tourist car in the city, holding some thirty people, and told Talbot about it.
From Project Gutenberg
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