town car

1. A car having a kind of bodystyle produced from 1908 to 1939 with an external or open-topped driver's position and an enclosed compartment for passengers.

   Her great-uncle was a wealthy man. The type who had a town car and who had a right-hand man to drive it.

   Coupé de Ville

2. (informal)A hired non-stretch limousine, traditionally but not necessarily a standard-wheelbase Lincoln Town Car or Cadillac sedan.

   They called to get a town car sent out to the airport to pick up the visiting executives for the sales conference.

3. (nonstandard)Synonym of city car.

1. One in three people in this town owns a car.

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2. After dinner, we took a spin around town in my car.

   ruПосле ужина мы прокатились по городу на моей машине. — marafon

   deNach dem Abendessen haben wir mit meinem Auto eine Spritztour durch die Stadt gemacht. — al_ex_an_der

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3. Alberto explored different parts of the town in his car.

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4. “Why are you going to town with the car?” – “Because I have an appointment.”

   de„Warum fährst du mit dem Auto in die Stadt?“ – „Weil ich einen Termin habe.“ — felix63

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