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Noun: compact car
  1. A small and economical car
    "They chose a compact car for better fuel efficiency and easier parking in the city";
    - compact

Derived forms: compact cars

Type of: auto [informal], autocar [archaic], automobile [N. Amer], car, motor [Brit, informal], motorcar, wheel [informal], whip [US, informal]

Encyclopedia: Compact car