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hearse
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A hearse () is a large vehicle, originally a horse carriage but later with the introduction of motor vehicles, a car, used to carry the body of a deceased person in a coffin to a funeral, wake, or graveside service. They range from deliberately anonymous vehicles to heavily decorated vehicles.
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Encyclopedic overview
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- History
- First call vehicles
- Rail transport
- Motorcycle hearses
- Modern usage
- North America
- Europe
- Japan
- Hong Kong
- Singapore
- In popular culture
- Other uses of the term
- See also
- References
A hearse () is a large vehicle, originally a horse carriage but later with the introduction of motor vehicles, a car, used to carry the body of a deceased person in a coffin to a funeral, wake, or graveside service. They range from deliberately anonymous vehicles to heavily decorated vehicles.
In the funeral trade of some countries hearses are called funeral cars or funeral coaches.
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