Main Entry: car

Pronunciation: \ˈkär, dial also ˈkȯr, ˈkyär\

Function: noun

Etymology: Middle English carre, from Anglo-French, from Latin carra, plural of carrum, alteration of carrus, of Celtic origin; akin to Old Irish & Middle Welsh carr vehicle; akin to Latin currere to run

Date: 14th century

1 : a vehicle moving on wheels: as a archaic : carriage, chariot b : a vehicle designed to move on rails (as of a railroad) c : automobile
2 : the passenger compartment of an elevator
3 : the part of an airship or balloon that carries the passengers and cargo