Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

private car

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.00 in modern English

Syllables: pri-vate -car
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A car (automobile) that is for personal use and owned privately.

noun

A railroad passenger car that is either privately owned or used privately, or both.

American usage

Example Sentences

"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."

Usage

American usage

Inflected Forms

private cars (plural)

Phrases

passenger car private property

Frequently Paired Words

passenger car private property company car

Questions

What does private car mean?: A car (automobile) that is for personal use and owned privately.

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