Etimology
Inherited from Middle English carre, borrowed from Anglo-Norman carre, from Old Northern French (compare Old French char), from Latin carrus (“two-wheeled baggage wagon”), from Gaulish *karros, from Proto-Celtic *karros (“wagon”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱr̥sós (“vehicle”). Doublet of horse.
noun
car (plural cars)
A wheeled vehicle that moves independently, with at least three wheels, powered mechanically, steered by a driver and mostly for personal transportation.
(dated) A wheeled vehicle, drawn by a horse or other animal
Any vehicle designed to run on rails
The moving, load-carrying component of an elevator or other cable-drawn transport mechanism.
The passenger-carrying portion of certain amusement park rides, such as Ferris wheels.
The part of an airship, such as a balloon or dirigible, which houses the passengers and control apparatus.
(sailing) A sliding fitting that runs along a track.
(uncountable, US, informal) The aggregate of desirable characteristics of a car.
(US) A floating perforated box for living fish.
(US, prison slang) A clique or gang.
(Internet) Deliberate misspelling of cat.
Examples
Synonyms: auto, motorcar, vehicle, automobile, motor, carriage; see also Thesaurus:automobile
She drove her car to the mall.
I'm a stunt; ride in the car with some bump in the trunk.
If successful, Edison and Ford—in 1914—would move society away from the ever more expensive and then universally known killing hazards of gasoline cars: […] .
It shall suffice me to enioy your loue,Which whiles I haue, I thinke my selfe as great,As Caesar riding in the Romaine streete,With captiue kings at his triumphant Carre.
He has deserved it [armour], were it carbuncledLike holy Phoebus’ car.
Synonyms: railcar, wagon, carriage
The conductor coupled the cars to the locomotive.
The 11:10 to London was operated by a 4-car diesel multiple unit.
From the frontmost car of the subway, he filmed the progress through the tunnel.
Synonyms: carload, wagonload
We ordered five hundred cars of gypsum.
This market reports only one or two cars per day, selling by the hundred weight, and at a price a little lower than that of Indian corn.
Fix the car of the express elevator - the door is sticking.
Synonym: carriage
The most exciting part of riding a Ferris wheel is when your car goes over the top.
Synonyms: gondola, basket
Everything being apparently in readiness now, I stepped into the car of the balloon, […]
"What about a car?" "The car will be my next care. I have already planned how it is to be made and attached. Meanwhile I will simply show you how capable my apparatus is of supporting the weight of each of us."
On boats 25 feet or more, it is best to mount a mast car and track on the front of the mast so you can adjust the height of the pole above the deck
Buy now! You can get more car for your money.
Related words
hyponyms
amphibious car
armored car, armoured car
automobile car
baggage car
bait car
ballast car
bar car
bent car
black and white, black-and-white
black car
box car, box-car, boxcar
bubble car
buffet car
bumper car
cabin car
cable car, cable-car, cablecar
cattle car
cement car
city car
clown car
coal car
combination car
compact executive car
company car
compliance car
concept car
container car
control car
cop car
coupe
crane car
crew car
crime car
cruise car
dining car
dome car
driving car
dummy car
dump car
dynamometer car
e-car
economy car
electric car
electric flower car
estate car
family car
fan car
fastback
ferry car
flatcar, flat car
flower car
fossil car
freight car
funnycar, funny car
gadding car
getaway car
ghost car
golf car
gondola car
grain car, grain-car, graincar
grip car, grip-car
halo car
hatchback
hire car
hog car
hopper car
horse car, horsecar
hybrid car
hydrogen car
interurban car
Irish car
jaunting car
jaunty car
kei car
kiddie car
life car
lift car
livestock car
loan car
lounge car
luggage car
lumber car
mail car, mail-car, mailcar
midget car
mill car
mine car
motor car, motorcar
mulligan car
muscle car
notchback
observation car
ore car
outside car
pace car
palace car
panda car
parlor car, parlour car
passenger car
patrol car
pedal car, pedalcar
pie car
platform car
police car
pony car
poultry car
power car
private car
prowl car
Pullman car
pulpwood car
pump car, pump-car
Q-car
quarry car
race car, racecar
racing car, racing-car
radio car
radio-controlled car
rail car, rail-car, railcar
railroad car
red car
refreshment car
rental car
restaurant car
rice car
road car
robo-car
rocket car
safety car
saloon
scrap car
sedan
self-driving car
sheep car
skid car
skip car
sleeping car
slot car, slot-car, slotcar
smoking car
soapbox car
solar car
sports car, sportscar
sprint car, sprintcar
squad car, squadcar
squareback
stock car, stockcar
streetcar, street-car, street car
sub-cloud car
subway car
surface car
tank car
ten-second car
timber car
touring car
town car
toy car
trailer car
transportation car
trap car
trolley, trolley car, trolley-car
tumble-car
unmarked car
veteran car
vintage car
virtual safety car
water car
well car
world car
wreck car, wrecking car, wrecker car
z car, Z-car, Zed-car
related terms
carriage
chariot
Etimology
Acronym of contents of the address part of register number. Note that it was based on original hardware and has no meaning today.
noun
car (plural cars)
(programming) The first part of a cons in Lisp. The first element of a list.
Examples
Antonym: cdr
Holonym: cons
The elements of a list are the successive cars along the "cdr chain." That is, the elements are the car, the car of the cdr, the car of the cdr of the cdr, etc.