| 单词 | private car |
| 释义 | > as lemmasprivate car private car n. (a) chiefly U.S., a privately owned and used railway carriage; (sometimes also) a railway carriage not available for public use; (b) a motor car owned and used privately, contrasted with a commercial vehicle. ΘΚΠ society > travel > rail travel > rolling stock > [noun] > railway wagon or carriage > carriage designed to carry passengers > other types of passenger carriage caravan1821 private car1826 Jim Crow car1835 ladies' car1841 saloon car or carriage1842 palace car1844 ladies' carriage1847 parliamentary carriage1849 parlour car1859 composite carriage1868 Pullman1869 observation car1872 first1873 compo1878 bogie carriage1880 chair-car1880 club car1893 corridor carriage1893 tourist-car1895 birdcage1900 dog box1905 corridor coach1911 vista-dome1945 Stolypin1970 society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > powered vehicle > motor car > [noun] > privately owned and used private car1926 1826 Times 6 July 2/2 Several private cars, on which were ladies, were stopped opposite Colonel White's committee-room. 1832 Amer. Rail Road Jrnl. 1 495/3 Parties of twenty or more persons can be accommodated..with a private car. 1897 R. Kipling Captains Courageous ix. 186 Send ‘Constance’, private car, here, and arrange for special [train]. 1926 Brit. Gaz. 12 May 1/3 There were few private cars on the roads and nearly every vehicle was labelled ‘Food only’. 1990 Time 30 Apr. 23/1 Hanoi's narrow tree-lined streets are filled with bicycles and pedicabs, for private cars are a rarity in the city. < as lemmas |
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