compact car

collocation in English

meaningsofcompactandcar

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compact
adjective
uk
/kəmˈpækt/us
/kəmˈpækt/
consisting of parts that are positioned together closely or in a tidy way, using very ...
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car
noun[C]
uk
/kɑːr/us
/kɑːr/
a road vehicle with an engine, four wheels, and seats for a small number ...
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(Definition ofcompactandcarfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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This commercial advertises acompactcarwhich is affordably priced for young consumers.
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We have known for some time that they would produce acompactcarof their own.
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Acompactcarwas thrown about 50 yd as well.
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He developed acompactcar(8 hp, 45 km/h).
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It was a small,compactcar, and was only produced in small numbers.
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These models are often derived from acompactcaror small family automobile platform.
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Nevertheless, it is the best-sellingcompactcarin the country.
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This sparked a series ofcompactcarconcept vehicles from the company during the early 1990s.
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While a sportcompactcar, it was only offered with an automatic transmission.
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The newcompactcarwas available during its first year of production only as a convertible landau.
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It's a solidly built, sportycompactcarand (especially with the 2-liter engine) fun to drive.
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It was created to give the company an entry in thecompactcarmarket emerging in the late 1950s.
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This established acompactcartarget that was larger than what has become known as the light car or the kei car.
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Designers were able to redefine the interior of thecompactcarachieving a digital flow throughout the inside due to rapid advances in information technologies.
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It is a design study for next-generationcompactcarand also an engineering study of high fuel-efficiency gasoline engine.
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Compactcarevents have the advantages of an abundant supply of usable vehicles, which also tend to be more mobile and thus, more entertaining to fans.
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Dodge vehicles mainly consisted of trucks and full-sized passenger cars through the 1970s, though it did make some inroads into thecompactcarmarket during this time.
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A notable difference from the previous generation is the wheelbase, which has been significantly extended and is now near to the one of acompactcar.
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