Phrase guide

town car

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: automotive, transport, vehicles

Examples

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

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: coupé de ville

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: informal

Topics: automotive, transport, vehicles

Examples

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

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

Synonym of city car.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: nonstandard

Topics: automotive, transport, vehicles

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: city car

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

3 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: coupé de ville — car with open-topped driver's position
  • German: Coupé de Ville — car with open-topped driver's position
  • Polish: coupé de ville — car with open-topped driver's position