car¹ Definition
car (kär)
noun
- any vehicle on wheels
- Old Poet. a chariot
- ☆ a vehicle that moves on rails, as a streetcar
- an automobile
- ☆ elevator ()
- the part of a balloon or airship for carrying people and equipment
Etymology: ME & NormFr carre < L carrum, carrus, orig., two-wheeled Celtic war chariot < Gaul carros (OIr carr) < IE *ṛsos < base *ers-, to run > L currere, to run, cursus, course
car² Definition
car
carat(s)
car Synonyms
car
n.
An automobile
auto, passenger car, motor car, wheels*; see automobile, vehicle 1.A railroad vehicle]. Kinds of railroad cars include: Pullman, sleeper, smoker, diner, dining, parlor, coach, boxcar, flatcar, goods wagon, caboose, mail, freight, baggage, coal, ore, lounge, bar, automobile, refrigerated, fruit, piggyback, stock, cattle, horse;
car Finance Definition
car Usage Examples
Converse of object
- hire: Also, we do have the option of hiring a car or borrowing a friend's.
- drive: Roth motors later used a pig to drive a car down Broadway for the sake of a stunt!
- buy: Buying a car is one of the major purchases in life - probably second only to buying a house.
- park: Thieves like to steal from cars parked in places where they run less risk of being seen.
- steal: It seems that the Police policy on pursuing stolen cars is more guidelines than Law.
Preposition: with
gasoline: We're definitely a by volkswagen of car with gasoline.
Adjective modifier
- classic: The Burnley and Pendle MGOC was formed in the late 1980's for local owners of these classic English sports cars.
- vintage: Also on display will be a variety of vehicles to cater for every taste, from vintage car to stretched limo.
Modifies a noun
- park: Many events include a special car park for Badge holders.
- parking: The only car parking is for Orange Badge holders who should ring 0870 606 2000 to book a space.
- insurance: Offer los angeles car insurance lake a glimpse they go wide.
- hire: Does one of you have the Bath office's address for the car hire agency?
- rental: Fox will give you a car rental rate that is guaranteed to be the lowest among all major car rental companies.
- accident: We are setting up the youth division of car accident victims organization.
Noun used with modifier
- motor: The other set of brakes work in reverse to a conventional break system, such as that found in a motor car.
- cable: At four o'clock we ambled ashore and took the cable car up to Capri Town for a stroll.
- sport: Whether you own a prestige sports car or a hot hatch; we can find the right cover at the right price.
- hire: At Luleå airport we collected our hire car, a Vauxhall Astra, booked with Budget in the UK.
- racing: Get ready to hit the track for some serious fun in your mind-blowing single seater racing car.
- auto: Take a auto car churchill insurance left the pump a semi-auto hesitation exceed the revenue.
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