1
: a vehicle moving on wheels: such as
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
civil air regulations
Synonyms of car
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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Anika Reed, USA Today, 5 May 2026
The concierge can arrange seamless transfers via car and boat, organize walking tours and boat tours of the island, and make reservations at exclusive restaurants and beach clubs.
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Officers located the car, a gray Ford pickup truck, near San Vicente Boulevard and Beverly Boulevard and attempted to pull the driver over.
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Noun
Celebrities don their Met Gala finest and exit through a throng of onlookers into a car (or, more often, a sprinter van) to the museum.
—Anika Reed, USA Today, 5 May 2026
The concierge can arrange seamless transfers via car and boat, organize walking tours and boat tours of the island, and make reservations at exclusive restaurants and beach clubs.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 May 2026
This fourth season was the series’ most ambitious, both in its set pieces (shoot-outs, car chases) and in its interrogation of what its characters value and love, and if Dark Winds can keep mixing up the flavor of Leaphorn and Chee’s foes, its forecast looks good.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 4 May 2026
Officers located the car, a gray Ford pickup truck, near San Vicente Boulevard and Beverly Boulevard and attempted to pull the driver over.
—Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 4 May 2026
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“Car.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/car. Accessed 5 May. 2026.
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car
noun1
: a vehicle (as an automobile or part of a passenger train) moving on wheels
2
: the passenger compartment of an elevator
3
: the part of a balloon or an airship that carries the passengers and equipment
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