Oldsmobile

1. An American car brand belonging to GM. Founded in 1897; with GM since 1908; retired from new cars since 2004; still active IP of GM.

   A TV commercial blared in the background, repeating the brand's catchphrase: "This is not your father's Oldsmobile — this is the new generation of Olds!"

   Synonyms: Olds

plural Oldsmobiles

1. A car of this brand.

   He has a classic Oldsmobile in his garage. It's one of those ones with a huge V-8.

   2 more examples

   She was a family friend. I remember riding in her car as a child. It was an Oldsmobile and seemed a bit plush and expensive compared with our car.

   "Come on," Jason says, getting out of his Oldsmobile. "You don't want to waste any time."

   2011, Neal Stephenson, Snow Crash, Penguin Books, →ISBN, →OCLC, →OL, page 168

   Synonyms: Olds

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