car

noun

\ ˈkär

How to pronounce car (audio)

, dialectal also ˈkȯr, ˈkyär\

Definition of car

(Entry 1 of 2)

1 : a vehicle moving on wheels: such as

a archaic : carriage, chariot

b : a vehicle designed to move on rails (as of a railroad) The train has 20 cars.

c : automobile traveled to Boston by car

2 : the passenger compartment of an elevator

3 : the part of an airship or balloon that carries the passengers and cargo

CAR

abbreviation

Definition of CAR (Entry 2 of 2)

civil air regulations

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Examples of car in a Sentence

Noun

I'll wait in the car. He got into the car and drove away. She bought a new car.

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History and Etymology for car

Noun

Middle English carre "cart, wagon, small cartload," borrowed from Anglo-French carre, charre, going back to Latin carra, plural of carrum, neuter variant of carrus "a kind of Gaulish wagon," borrowed from the Gaulish outcome of Celtic *kr̥s-o-, whence also Old Irish carr "cart, wagon," Welsh car "vehicle" — more at current entry 1

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car

noun

English Language Learners Definition of car

: a vehicle that has four wheels and an engine and that is used for carrying passengers on roads

US : a separate section of a train

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car

noun

\ ˈkär

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Kids Definition of car

1 : a vehicle that moves on wheels

2 : a separate section of a train

3 : the part of an elevator that holds passengers

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