town car

noun

1. an automobile having an enclosed rear seat separated by a glass partition from the open driver's seat.

Word History and Origins

Origin of town car¹

First recorded in 1915–20

Example Sentences

The title poem rushes forward with a gorgeous hydraulic motion, as if Proust had been sped up and turned into a Town Car.

From The Daily Beast

I walked along the shining hoods until I came to a shabby town car at the tail of the queue.

From The Daily Beast

He stepped quietly into a town car and was soon lost in midtown traffic.

From The Daily Beast

On his way to take the down-town car he passed Mr. William Hazeltine's house.

From Project Gutenberg

Now as they crowded into the Mason town car and were whisked away to the big Mason home, they compared notes on their visits.

From Project Gutenberg

Karslake doubled nimbly across the street to the only vehicle in sight, an impressive Rolls-Royce town-car.

From Project Gutenberg

What she did, in the end, was to board an up-town car and throw herself on the mercy of the conductor.

From Project Gutenberg

Instead, they hung to a strap in a cross-town car, changed to the ferry, and again to the Long Island Railroad.

From Project Gutenberg