car.
A wheeled vehicle that moves independently, with at least three wheels, powered mechanically, steered by a driver and mostly for personal transportation but relatively smaller than a truck/lorry and a bus.
Meaning & usage
A wheeled vehicle that moves independently, with at least three wheels, powered mechanically, steered by a driver and mostly for personal transportation but relatively smaller than a truck/lorry and a bus.
in a car
He drove his car to the theatre.
A wheeled vehicle, drawn by a horse or other animal.
A wheeled vehicle, drawn by a horse or other animal. A cart.
A wheeled vehicle, drawn by a horse or other animal. A chariot.
A wheeled vehicle, drawn by a horse or other animal. A four-wheeled cab, as opposed to a (two-wheeled) Hansom cab.
Any vehicle designed to run on rails, especially an unpowered one towed by being connected to others. An unpowered unit in a railroad train, used to hold either passengers or cargo.
The conductor coupled the cars to the locomotive.
Any vehicle designed to run on rails, especially an unpowered one towed by being connected to others. A similar vehicle used in special contexts, such as mines, quarries, and mills.
Any vehicle designed to run on rails, especially an unpowered one towed by being connected to others. an individual vehicle, powered or unpowered, in a multiple unit.
The 11:10 to London was operated by a 4-car diesel multiple unit.
Any vehicle designed to run on rails, especially an unpowered one towed by being connected to others. A passenger-carrying unit in a subway or elevated train, whether powered or not.
From the frontmost car of the subway, he filmed the progress through the tunnel.
Any vehicle designed to run on rails, especially an unpowered one towed by being connected to others. A rough unit of quantity approximating the amount which would fill a railroad car.
We ordered five hundred cars of gypsum.
The moving, load-carrying component of an elevator or other cable-drawn transport mechanism.
Fix the car of the express elevator - the door is sticking.
The passenger-carrying portion of certain amusement park rides, such as Ferris wheels.
The most exciting part of riding a Ferris wheel is when your car goes over the top.
The part of an airship, such as a balloon or dirigible, which houses the passengers and control apparatus.
A sliding fitting that runs along a track.
A floating perforated box for living fish.
A clique or gang.
Deliberate misspelling of cat.
Where this word comes from
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 carrus and horse.
The first part of a cons in Lisp. The first element of a list.
Where this word comes from
Acronym of contents of the address part of register number. Note that it was based on original hardware and has no meaning today.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.