Definition of car Car
/kɑˈɹ/ - [kar] - car
We found 31 definitions of car from 8 different sources.
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What does car mean?
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NounPlural: cars |
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| car - a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine; "he needs a car to get to work" | ||
| auto, automobile, machine, motorcar | ||
| automotive vehicle, motor vehicle a self-propelled wheeled vehicle that does not run on rails | ||
| accelerator pedal, gas pedal, throttle, accelerator, gas, gun a valve that regulates the supply of fuel to the engine | ||
| air bag a safety restraint in an automobile; the bag inflates on collision and prevents the driver or passenger from being thrown forward | ||
| ambulance a vehicle that takes people to and from hospitals | ||
| auto accessory an accessory for an automobile | ||
| automobile engine the engine that propels an automobile | ||
| automobile horn, car horn, motor horn, hooter, horn a device on an automobile for making a warning noise | ||
| beach waggon, beach wagon, estate car, station waggon, station wagon, waggon, wagon a car that has a long body and rear door with space behind rear seat | ||
| fender, buffer a barrier that surrounds the wheels of a vehicle to block splashing water or mud; "in Britain they call a fender a wing" | ||
| bumper a mechanical device consisting of bars at either end of a vehicle to absorb shock and prevent serious damage | ||
| jalopy, heap, bus a vehicle carrying many passengers; used for public transport; "he always rode the bus to work" | ||
| taxi, taxicab, cab, hack a car driven by a person whose job is to take passengers where they want to go in exchange for money | ||
| car door the door of a car | ||
| car mirror a mirror that the driver of a car can use | ||
| car seat a seat in a car | ||
| car window a window in a car | ||
| compact car, compact a small cosmetics case with a mirror; to be carried in a woman's purse | ||
| convertible a car that has top that can be folded or removed | ||
| coupe a car with two doors and front seats and a luggage compartment | ||
| patrol car, police car, police cruiser, prowl car, squad car, cruiser a large fast warship; smaller than a battleship and larger than a destroyer | ||
| electric, electric automobile, electric car a car that is powered by electricity | ||
| fender, wing a barrier that surrounds the wheels of a vehicle to block splashing water or mud; "in Britain they call a fender a wing" | ||
| first gear, low gear, low, first the lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle; used to start a car moving | ||
| floorboard a board in the floor | ||
| gas guzzler a car with relatively low fuel efficiency | ||
| gasoline engine, petrol engine an internal-combustion engine that burns gasoline; most automobiles are driven by gasoline engines | ||
| glove compartment compartment on the dashboard of a car | ||
| radiator grille, grille grating that admits cooling air to car's radiator | ||
| hardtop a car that resembles a convertible but has a fixed rigid top | ||
| hatchback a sloping rear car door that is lifted to open | ||
| high gear, high a forward gear with a gear ratio that gives the greatest vehicle velocity for a given engine speed | ||
| cowling, bonnet, cowl, hood a hat tied under the chin | ||
| horseless carriage an early term for an automobile; "when automobiles first replaced horse-drawn carriages they were called horseless carriages" | ||
| hot-rod, hot rod a car modified to increase its speed and acceleration | ||
| jeep, landrover a car suitable for traveling over rough terrain | ||
| limo, limousine large luxurious car; usually driven by a chauffeur | ||
| loaner a car that is lent as a replacement for one that is under repair | ||
| automobile trunk, luggage compartment, trunk compartment in an automobile that carries luggage or shopping or tools; "he put his golf bag in the trunk" | ||
| minicar a car that is even smaller than a subcompact car | ||
| minivan a small box-shaped passenger van; usually has removable seats; used as a family car | ||
| model t the first widely available automobile powered by a gasoline engine; mass-produced by Henry Ford from 1908 to 1927 | ||
| pace car a high-performance car that leads a parade of competing cars through the pace lap and then pulls off the course | ||
| race car, racing car, racer slender fast-moving North American snakes | ||
| rear window car window that allows vision out of the back of the car | ||
| reverse gear, reverse (American football) a running play in which a back running in one direction hands the ball to a back running in the opposite direction | ||
| runabout, two-seater, roadster an open automobile having a front seat and a rumble seat | ||
| roof a protective covering that covers or forms the top of a building | ||
| running board a narrow footboard serving as a step beneath the doors of some old cars | ||
| sedan, saloon a car that is closed and that has front and rear seats and two or four doors | ||
| sport car, sports car a small low car with a high-powered engine; usually seats two persons | ||
| s.u.v., sport utility, sport utility vehicle, suv a high-performance four-wheel drive car built on a truck chassis | ||
| anti-sway bar, stabilizer bar a rigid metal bar between the front suspensions and between the rear suspensions of cars and trucks; serves to stabilize the chassis | ||
| stanley steamer a steam-powered automobile | ||
| stock car a racing car with the basic chassis of a commercially available car | ||
| subcompact, subcompact car a car smaller than a compact car | ||
| sunroof, sunshine-roof an automobile roof having a sliding or raisable panel; "`sunshine-roof' is a British term for `sunroof'" | ||
| tailfin, tail fin, fin the tail of fishes and some other aquatic vertebrates | ||
| third gear, third the third from the lowest forward ratio gear in the gear box of a motor vehicle; "you shouldn't try to start in third gear" | ||
| phaeton, touring car, tourer large open car seating four with folding top | ||
| secondhand car, used-car a car that has been previously owned; not a new car | ||
| window a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air | ||
| car - a wheeled vehicle adapted to the rails of railroad; "three cars had jumped the rails" | ||
| railcar, railway car, railroad car | ||
| wheeled vehicle a vehicle that moves on wheels and usually has a container for transporting things or people; "the oldest known wheeled vehicles were found in Sumer and Syria and date from around 3500 BC" | ||
| railroad train, train public transport provided by a line of railway cars coupled together and drawn by a locomotive; "express trains don't stop at Princeton Junction" | ||
| baggage car, luggage van a railway car where passengers' bags are carried | ||
| cabin car, caboose a car on a freight train for use of the train crew; usually the last car on the train | ||
| club car, lounge car railroad car having a bar and tables and lounge chairs | ||
| freight car a railway car that carries freight | ||
| guard's van the car on a train that is occupied by the guard | ||
| handcar a small railroad car propelled by hand or by a small motor | ||
| mail car a railway car in which mail is transported and sorted | ||
| passenger car, carriage, coach a railcar where passengers ride | ||
| slip carriage, slip coach a railway car at the end of the train; it can be detached without stopping the train | ||
| suspension system, suspension a temporary debarment (from a privilege or position etc) | ||
| tender ship that usually provides supplies to other ships | ||
| car - where passengers ride up and down; "the car was on the top floor" | ||
| elevator car | ||
| compartment a partitioned section, chamber, or separate room within a larger enclosed area | ||
| car - the compartment that is suspended from an airship and that carries personnel and the cargo and the power plant | ||
| gondola | ||
| compartment a partitioned section, chamber, or separate room within a larger enclosed area | ||
| car - a conveyance for passengers or freight on a cable railway; "they took a cable car to the top of the mountain" | ||
| cable car | ||
| compartment a partitioned section, chamber, or separate room within a larger enclosed area | ||
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Wiktionary 
- car (Noun)
A wheeled vehicle, drawn by a horse or other animal. - car (Noun)
A wheeled vehicle that moves independently, with at least three wheels, powered mechanically, steered by a driver and mostly for personal transportation; a motorcar or automobile. - car (Noun)
An unpowered unit in a railroad train. - car (Noun)
An individual vehicle, powered or unpowered, in a multiple unit . - car (Noun)
A passenger-carrying unit in a subway or elevated train, whether powered or not. - car (Noun)
A rough unit of quantity approximating the amount which would fill a railroad car. - car (Noun)
The moving, load-carrying component of an elevator or other cable-drawn transport mechanism. - car (Noun)
The passenger-carrying portion of certain amusement park rides, such as Ferris wheel s. - car (Noun)
The part of an airship, such as a balloon or dirigible, which houses the passengers and control apparatus. - car (Noun)
A sliding fitting that runs along a track. - car (Noun)
The aggregate of desirable characteristics of a car. - car (Noun)
The first part of a cons in LISP. The first element of a list.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- car (n.)
A small vehicle moved on wheels; usually, one having but two wheels and drawn by one horse; a cart. - car (n.)
A vehicle adapted to the rails of a railroad. - car (n.)
A chariot of war or of triumph; a vehicle of splendor, dignity, or solemnity. - car (n.)
The stars also called Charles's Wain, the Great Bear, or the Dipper. - car (n.)
The cage of a lift or elevator. - car (n.)
The basket, box, or cage suspended from a balloon to contain passengers, ballast, etc. - car (n.)
A floating perforated box for living fish.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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A four-wheeled motor vehicle used for land transport. -
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A Nicobarese language spoken in the Nicobar Islands of India. -
car
ISO 639-6 entity
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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car
(old form Carr), kär, n. a vehicle moved on wheels, applied to very various forms—a large and splendid vehicle, as a triumphal car, a funeral car, the two-wheeled Irish jaunting-car; in Birmingham, a four-wheeled cab, as opposed to a hansom (cab); in America, applied to all vehicles for railway travelling, as passenger-car, palace-car, freight-car, &c.; in England, applied only to the carriages of street tramways: a railway carriage: (poet.) a chariot: the part of a balloon in which the aeronauts sit.—n. Car′man, a man who drives a car or cart: a carter. [O. Fr. car—Low L. carra, carrus, itself a Celt. word, seen in Ir. carr, Bret. karr.]
Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵
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car
A north-country word, denoting any swampy land surrounded by inclosures, and occasionally under water.
Wikipedia 
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A car (also called an automobile) is a machine used for travel (a vehicle).
Structure.
A car has an engine, put together with three or more wheels and a steering wheel. Some have more wheels: big trucks that carry heavy things can have 18 wheels, sometimes even more. Cars come in many shapes and sizes. They usually have a seat for the driver and at least one passenger. Some are also able to carry many passengers. For example, family station wagons carry from 8 to 9 people. Buses can carry even more, but are much bigger. In order for a car to move, it must have fuel, most often gasoline, which is sometimes called petrol. Other common fuels include diesel, natural gas, or electricity.
Advantages.
Cars are faster than walking and riding a bike, can carry more than one person, and are easy to use. They are used in many countries around the world.
Another good thing is that if it's raining heavily it is better to use a car than a bike or walking because driving a car in these conditions can be less dangerous.
Disadvantages.
If two cars crash they can hurt the people inside or around them. Traffic Jams happen when there are too many cars trying to go the same way. They can create pollution if too many are used in a small area like a city. Many places with many people have public transportation - buses, trains, and subways - that can help many people get to different places very quickly.
Carpooling is putting more people in one car to use less fuel and create less pollution.
Part of speech
🔤- car, noun, singular of cars.
- car, adjective.
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