motor carn.

Brit.

/ˈməʊtəkɑː/, U.S.

/ˈmoʊdərˌkɑr/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: motor n., car n.¹

Etymology: < motor n. + car n.¹

1. U.S. A railway vehicle having its own means of propulsion. See car n.¹ 3a.

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society > travel > rail travel > rolling stock > [noun] > railway wagon or carriage

rail wagon1824

railway wagon1824

wagon1825

car1826

railway car1828

railroad car1829

railcar1833

steam-car1833

road car1834

motor car1878

1878 Times 1 July 4/6 The motor cars, in the centre of which are placed the boiler and engine, weigh about 30,000lb. each, and cost about $5000, or £1000.

1888 New Eng. Mag. Oct. 560 A steam-dummy started from the car-house with a motor car and a large open car to convey them to the road, where electrical connection could be had... The dummy was dismissed, and electrical connection made, when immediately the motor car ploughed its way through the snow, and cleared the track.

1897 Railroad Gaz. 22 Oct. 747/1 The Schenectady Locomotive Works has just built a steam motor car for the New England Railroad.

1934 Railroad Stories Nov. 93/1 Rail motor cars equipped with horns instead of whistles use whistle codes.

1952 Railroad Mag. Nov. 121/2 In those days..there were no track-inspection motor cars.

1990 Esquire May 44/1 I would be getting up early to hop the motorcar to the White Pass & Yukon Railroad.

2. A road vehicle powered by a motor (usually an internal combustion engine), designed to carry a driver and a small number of passengers, and usually having two front and two rear wheels, esp. for private, commercial, or leisure use; an automobile; = car n.¹ 4. Cf. private car n. (b) at private adj.¹, adv., and n. Compounds 2.In the U.K. Road Traffic Act 1988 c. 52, § 185(1), the term is applied to such vehicles designed to carry not more than eight people and weighing not more than 3050 kg (approx. 3.00 tons).

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society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > powered vehicle > motor car > [noun]

buggy1888

motor vehicle1890

motor carriage1894

autocar1895

jam jar1895

motor car1895

car1896

traction1896

motor1899

bubble1901

machine1901

Lizzie1913

buzz-wagon1914

road car1914

short1914

scooter1917

buzz-box1920

ride1930

drag1935

bus1939

wagon1955

wheels1959

sheen1968

low rider1974

scoot1977

1895 Westm. Gaz. 10 Sept. 3/2 The chief reason why motor-cars have not been more generally adopted in America lies in the roughness..of the roads.

1895 Daily Chron. 29 Oct. 5/1 A name has not yet been found for horseless carriages... The latest suggestion we have had is ‘motor car’. Mr. F. R. Sim[m]s, who is responsible for it, urges [etc.].

1898 H. G. Wells War of Worlds i. xvi. 153 Most of the fugitives..were mounted on cycles, but there were soon motor cars, hansom cabs, and carriages hurrying along.

1912 J. Stephens Charwoman's Daughter 22 Carriages and motor-cars.

1925 G. K. Chesterton Everlasting Man i. i. 22 The sort of comfort that might be given to a nervous old woman travelling for the first time in a motor-car.

1939 Punch 8 Nov. 517/1 Business-men from neutral countries should be met with red-carpeted gangways and military bands, and passed in lush motor-cars from one feast to the next.

1942 E. Ferber Saratoga Trunk (new ed.) i. 4 Reporters had swarmed by plane, motorcar and train.

1972 Daily Tel. 20 Oct. (Colour Suppl.) 52/1 The Rolls-Royce approach to making motor cars (they are never just ‘cars’ at Crewe).

1986 R. Narayan Talkative Man 9 A promising, developing town—motor cars in the streets.

2000 Independent 6 July i. 9/1 The diverse vocabulary of architecture and design at the service of the motor car.

Compounds

General attributive.

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1896 Daily News 5 Feb. 5/3 The Motor Car Club.

1909 Daily Graphic 26 July 7/4 Numbers came from all the neighbouring towns, while motor-car parties came from considerable distances.

1931 H. G. Wells Work, Wealth & Happiness Mankind (1932) 21 The motor-car ‘bandit’.

1937 Dict. National Biogr. 1922–30 404/2 He was killed in a motor-car accident in Dorsetshire.

1951 C. H. D. Cullingford Exploring Caves iii. 46 A sump is a chamber where water collects at the lowest level in a system where water circulates (compare the ‘sump’ in a motor-car engine).

1970 ‘D. Halliday’ Dolly & Cookie Bird i. 4 George is a motor-car salesman.

1991 J. Kingdom Local Govt. & Politics in Brit. v. 68 The great industrial cities developed in what is sometimes called a ‘Fordist’ era (after the famous motor car manufacturer).

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	motor car
释义	motor carn. Brit. /ˈməʊtəkɑː/, U.S. /ˈmoʊdərˌkɑr/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: motor n., car n.¹ Etymology: < motor n. + car n.¹ 1. U.S. A railway vehicle having its own means of propulsion. See car n.¹ 3a. ΘΚΠ society > travel > rail travel > rolling stock > [noun] > railway wagon or carriage rail wagon1824 railway wagon1824 wagon1825 car1826 railway car1828 railroad car1829 railcar1833 steam-car1833 road car1834 motor car1878 1878 Times 1 July 4/6 The motor cars, in the centre of which are placed the boiler and engine, weigh about 30,000lb. each, and cost about $5000, or £1000. 1888 New Eng. Mag. Oct. 560 A steam-dummy started from the car-house with a motor car and a large open car to convey them to the road, where electrical connection could be had... The dummy was dismissed, and electrical connection made, when immediately the motor car ploughed its way through the snow, and cleared the track. 1897 Railroad Gaz. 22 Oct. 747/1 The Schenectady Locomotive Works has just built a steam motor car for the New England Railroad. 1934 Railroad Stories Nov. 93/1 Rail motor cars equipped with horns instead of whistles use whistle codes. 1952 Railroad Mag. Nov. 121/2 In those days..there were no track-inspection motor cars. 1990 Esquire May 44/1 I would be getting up early to hop the motorcar to the White Pass & Yukon Railroad. 2. A road vehicle powered by a motor (usually an internal combustion engine), designed to carry a driver and a small number of passengers, and usually having two front and two rear wheels, esp. for private, commercial, or leisure use; an automobile; = car n.¹ 4. Cf. private car n. (b) at private adj.¹, adv., and n. Compounds 2.In the U.K. Road Traffic Act 1988 c. 52, § 185(1), the term is applied to such vehicles designed to carry not more than eight people and weighing not more than 3050 kg (approx. 3.00 tons). ΘΚΠ society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > powered vehicle > motor car > [noun] buggy1888 motor vehicle1890 motor carriage1894 autocar1895 jam jar1895 motor car1895 car1896 traction1896 motor1899 bubble1901 machine1901 Lizzie1913 buzz-wagon1914 road car1914 short1914 scooter1917 buzz-box1920 ride1930 drag1935 bus1939 wagon1955 wheels1959 sheen1968 low rider1974 scoot1977 1895 Westm. Gaz. 10 Sept. 3/2 The chief reason why motor-cars have not been more generally adopted in America lies in the roughness..of the roads. 1895 Daily Chron. 29 Oct. 5/1 A name has not yet been found for horseless carriages... The latest suggestion we have had is ‘motor car’. Mr. F. R. Sim[m]s, who is responsible for it, urges [etc.]. 1898 H. G. Wells War of Worlds i. xvi. 153 Most of the fugitives..were mounted on cycles, but there were soon motor cars, hansom cabs, and carriages hurrying along. 1912 J. Stephens Charwoman's Daughter 22 Carriages and motor-cars. 1925 G. K. Chesterton Everlasting Man i. i. 22 The sort of comfort that might be given to a nervous old woman travelling for the first time in a motor-car. 1939 Punch 8 Nov. 517/1 Business-men from neutral countries should be met with red-carpeted gangways and military bands, and passed in lush motor-cars from one feast to the next. 1942 E. Ferber Saratoga Trunk (new ed.) i. 4 Reporters had swarmed by plane, motorcar and train. 1972 Daily Tel. 20 Oct. (Colour Suppl.) 52/1 The Rolls-Royce approach to making motor cars (they are never just ‘cars’ at Crewe). 1986 R. Narayan Talkative Man 9 A promising, developing town—motor cars in the streets. 2000 Independent 6 July i. 9/1 The diverse vocabulary of architecture and design at the service of the motor car. Compounds General attributive. ΚΠ 1896 Daily News 5 Feb. 5/3 The Motor Car Club. 1909 Daily Graphic 26 July 7/4 Numbers came from all the neighbouring towns, while motor-car parties came from considerable distances. 1931 H. G. Wells Work, Wealth & Happiness Mankind (1932) 21 The motor-car ‘bandit’. 1937 Dict. National Biogr. 1922–30 404/2 He was killed in a motor-car accident in Dorsetshire. 1951 C. H. D. Cullingford Exploring Caves iii. 46 A sump is a chamber where water collects at the lowest level in a system where water circulates (compare the ‘sump’ in a motor-car engine). 1970 ‘D. Halliday’ Dolly & Cookie Bird i. 4 George is a motor-car salesman. 1991 J. Kingdom Local Govt. & Politics in Brit. v. 68 The great industrial cities developed in what is sometimes called a ‘Fordist’ era (after the famous motor car manufacturer). This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1878
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