Word definition: car

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.

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