private car

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private car

noun private cars

A car (automobile) that is for personal use and owned privately.
US A railroad passenger car that is either privately owned or used privately, or both. In the days before televised press conferences, or debates between Presidential contenders, the railroads carried the politicians to the people. Here, President Truman addresses a crowd from the verandah of his private car, at Sacramento during the 1952 campaign.

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noun privately owned car

Español	coche privado
中文	私家車 /私家车 sījiāchē
Deutsch	Privatwagen, Privatauto

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@misc{private_car_2026,
  title = {private car},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/private%20car},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}