Meanings
plural hire cars
- AustraliaUKA car that is hired, or available for hire.
Mr. Raymond said that he had been encouraged by the number of tourists in Britain who had been making their long-distance journeys to holiday or touring centres by rail and picking up self-drive hire cars at the further rail terminal.
1963 December, “News and Comment: Door-to-door travel planning”, in Modern Railways, page 366Synonyms: rental car
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA car that is hired, or available for hire.
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hire car. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hire%20car
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