passenger car
(rail, US) A railroad car designed to carry passengers.
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[4/4] passenger car trips on expressways and ordinary national and provincial roads were 236.52 million, a month-on-month decrease of 1%, a year-on-year increase of 6%.
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(rail, US) A railroad car designed to carry passengers.
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— Bluesky· May 2026“[4/4] passenger car trips on expressways and ordinary national and provincial roads were 236.52 million, a month-on-month decrease of 1%, a year-on-year increase of 6%.”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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(vehicle) A motor vehicle designed to carry (a few) passengers; a motorcar.
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The standard American English term for any railway vehicle used to carry passengers or freight — equivalent to the British carriage or wagon. The term covers passenger cars, freight cars, tank cars, and so on. A basic vocabulary item in US railway and transportation contexts.