Cadillac

1. A brand of luxury automobile (founded as an independent but since 1909 a marque of General Motors).
2. A surname from French.
3. A placename.
   1. An urban area of Quebec, Canada.
   2. A village in Saskatchewan, Canada.
   3. A commune of Gironde department, France.
   4. A commune of Gironde department, France.
   5. A city, the county seat of Wexford County, Michigan, United States. Former name: Clam Lake.
   6. A mountain in Maine.

comparative more Cadillac · superlative most Cadillac

1. USDescribing a brand representing the most luxurious or highest quality example in its class. (derived from the GM car brand Cadillac)

plural Cadillacs

1. An automobile of this marque. Often used as an example of a luxury car or luxuriousness in general.

   the Cadillac of microwave ovens

   5 more examples

   the Cadillac of [product category]

   Red Wiggler, the Cadillac of worms.

   WKRP in Cincinnati

   She cryin’ poor mouth but she pull up in a brand new Cadillac? Who fallin’ for that?

   a parking lot full of Cadillacs, Lexuses, and BMWs

   ‘What is the most expensive car?’ she had once asked Stan. ‘A cad – Cadillac or a Rolls,’ Stan had said, and sometimes Raoul had a Cadillac, sometimes a Rolls-Royce.

   1968, Rumer Godden, “L’Élégance”, in Swans & Turtles: Stories, London; Toronto, Ont.; Melbourne, Vic.: Macmillan, →OCLC, page 159

   Synonyms: Caddy

2. alternativearchaicAlternative spelling of Catillac. A large variety of cooking pear.