Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

black car

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.16 in modern English

Syllables: black- -car
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

a black cab, a taxi that is only hailed from the street

noun

a taxi that cannot be hailed from the street, but is called by placing a phone-in request; a call cab, a radio taxi

noun

A large government SUV with blacked-out windows

American usage

noun

noun

Example Sentences

"To insure prompt service, large financial and legal concerns maintain accounts with as many as 10 black-car companies."
"Today the term "livery car" encompasses a range of private taxis, including car services that serve the working and middle classes, "black cars" that transport businesspeople, commuter vans in Queens and Brooklyn and vans for the disabled."

Usage

American usage

Inflected Forms

black cars (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

black helicopter

Questions

What does black car mean?: a black cab, a taxi that is only hailed from the street

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