a vehicle running on rails, as a streetcar or railroad car.
the part of an elevator, balloon, modern airship, etc., that carries the passengers, freight, etc.
BritishDialect. any wheeled vehicle, as a farm cart or wagon.
Literary. a chariot, as of war or triumph.
Archaic. cart; carriage.
Origin of car
1
1350–1400; Middle English carre<Anglo-French <Late Latin carra (feminine singular), Latin carra, neuter plural of carrum, variant of carrus<Celtic; compare Old Irish carr wheeled vehicle
Focusing on end-of-lease inspections, used car inspections, and rental car return inspections first.
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In the backseat, as our car made its way along the turnpike, I tried them, throwing the shells out the window.
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They all immediately dashed out to their car to catch the bad guys.
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You say must have been, because somebody has told you that a car went out there?
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Sahwah suggested that we print our inquiry on a pennant and fasten it across the front of the car.
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A request for whiskey addressed to a car containing a dozen men accustomed to wrest metals from the earth was not in vain.
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He felt she was looking at him, but being busy with the car he was silent.
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British Dictionary definitions for car (1 of 2)
car
/ (kɑː) /
noun
Also called: motorcar, automobilea self-propelled road vehicle designed to carry passengers, esp one with four wheels that is powered by an internal-combustion engine
(as modifier)car coat
a conveyance for passengers, freight, etc, such as a cable car or the carrier of an airship or balloon
Britisha railway vehicle for passengers only, such as a sleeping car or buffet car
mainlyUS and Canadiana railway carriage or van
mainlyUSthe enclosed platform of a lift
a poetic word for chariot
Word Origin for car
C14: from Anglo-French carre, ultimately related to Latin carra, carrum two-wheeled wagon, probably of Celtic origin; compare Old Irish carr