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1. (n.) car
an automobile.
2. car
a vehicle running on rails, as a streetcar or railroad car.
3. car
the part of a conveyance, as an elevator or balloon, that carries the passengers, freight, etc.
4. car
any wheeled vehicle.
5. car
Archaic. cart; carriage; chariot.
Etymology: (1350–1400; < LL carra (fem. sing.), L carra, neut. pl. of carrum Celtic)
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| Definition of 'car' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) car, auto, automobile, machine, motorcar
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
"he needs a car to get to work"
2. (noun) car, railcar, railway car, railroad car
a wheeled vehicle adapted to the rails of railroad
"three cars had jumped the rails"
3. (noun) car, gondola
the compartment that is suspended from an airship and that carries personnel and the cargo and the power plant
4. (noun) car, elevator car
where passengers ride up and down
"the car was on the top floor"
5. (noun) cable car, car
a conveyance for passengers or freight on a cable railway
"they took a cable car to the top of the mountain"
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1. (noun) car
a passenger vehicle with four wheels
to drive a car; to get into the car/to get out of the car; to park the car on the street
2. car
one part of a train
the sleeping/dining car; the freight/coal car
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| Definition of 'car' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) car
a small vehicle moved on wheels; usually, one having but two wheels and drawn by one horse; a cart
2. (noun) car
a vehicle adapted to the rails of a railroad
3. (noun) car
a chariot of war or of triumph; a vehicle of splendor, dignity, or solemnity
4. (noun) car
the stars also called Charles's Wain, the Great Bear, or the Dipper
5. (noun) car
the cage of a lift or elevator
6. (noun) car
the basket, box, or cage suspended from a balloon to contain passengers, ballast, etc
7. (noun) car
a floating perforated box for living fish
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Sense: (Americanˌautomoˈbile) a (usually privately-owned) motor vehicle on wheels for carrying people
What kind of car do you have?; `Did you go by car?'
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 Afrikaans: kar, motor |
 Arabic: سَيّارَه |
 Bulgarian: кола |
 Brazilian: carro |
 Czech: automobil |
 German: das Auto |
 Danish: bil |
 Greek: αυτοκίνητο |
 Spanish: coche |
 Estonian: auto |
 Farsi: اتومبیل؛ خودرو |
 Finnish: auto |
 French: auto |
 Hebrew: מְכוֹנִית |
 Hindi: मोटर गाड़ी |
 Croatian: kola, auto |
 Hungarian: kocsi |
 Indonesian: mobil |
 Icelandic: bíll |
 Italian: automobile, macchina |
 Japanese: 車 |
 Korean: 자동차 |
 Lithuanian: automobilis |
 Latvian: automašīna |
 Malay: kereta |
 Dutch: auto |
 Norwegian: bil |
 Polish: samochód |
 Persian: اتومبیل؛ خودرو |
 Pashto: ګادی |
 Portuguese: carro |
 Romanian: automobil |
 Russian: автомобиль;машина |
 Slovak: auto |
 Slovenian: avto |
 Serbian: automobil |
 Swedish: bil |
 Thai: รถยนต์ |
 Turkish: araba, otomobil |
 Taiwanese: 私家轎車 |
 Ukrainian: автомобіль |
 Urdu: گاڑی ، کار |
 Vietnamese: xeô tô |
 Chinese: 轿车 |
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