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car

/kɑr/

Synonyms of car Antonyms of car Examples of car Usage of car Parts of car Definition that contains car Words sounding like car Explanation of car

noun
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
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"he needs a car to get to work"

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auto automobile machine motorcar

type of:
automotive vehicle motor vehicle
noun
the compartment that is suspended from an airship and that carries personnel and the cargo and the power plant
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gondola

type of:
compartment

part of:
dirigible airship
noun
where passengers ride up and down
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"the car was on the top floor"

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elevator car

type of:
compartment

part of:
elevator lift
noun
a wheeled vehicle adapted to the rails of railroad
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"three cars had jumped the rails"

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railcar railroad car railway car

type of:
wheeled vehicle
noun
a conveyance for passengers or freight on a cable railway
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"they took a cable car to the top of the mountain"

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cable car

type of:
compartment

part of:
cable railway funicular funicular railway

Examples of car

"he needs a car to get to work"
"the car was on the top floor"
"three cars had jumped the rails"
"they took a cable car to the top of the mountain"