| car (kär) n. 1. An automobile. 2. A vehicle, such as a streetcar, that runs on rails: a railroad car. 3. A boxlike enclosure for passengers and freight on a conveyance: an elevator car. 4. The part of a balloon or airship that carries people and cargo. 5. Archaic A chariot, carriage, or cart. [Middle English carre, cart, from Old North French, from Latin carra, pl. of carrus, carrum, a Gallic type of wagon; see kers- in Indo-European roots.] |
car [kɑː]
n
1. (Engineering / Automotive Engineering)
a. Also called motorcar automobile a self-propelled road vehicle designed to carry passengers, esp one with four wheels that is powered by an internal-combustion engine
b. (as modifier) car coat
2. a conveyance for passengers, freight, etc., such as a cable car or the carrier of an airship or balloon
3. (Transport / Railways) Brit a railway vehicle for passengers only, such as a sleeping car or buffet car
4. (Transport / Railways) Chiefly US and Canadian a railway carriage or van
5. Chiefly US the enclosed platform of a lift
6. a poetic word for chariot
[from Anglo-French carre, ultimately related to Latin carra, carrum two-wheeled wagon, probably of Celtic origin; compare Old Irish carr]
CAR
abbreviation for
(Economics, Accounting & Finance / Banking & Finance) compound annual return
car (kɑr)
n.
1. an automobile.
2. a vehicle running on rails, as a streetcar or railroad car.
3. the part of a conveyance, as an elevator or balloon, that carries the passengers, freight, etc.
4. any wheeled vehicle.
5. Archaic. cart; carriage; chariot.
[1350–1400; < Late Latin carra (feminine singular), Latin carra, neuter pl. of carrum Celtic]
car. carat.
Car the seven stars in the constellation of the Great Bear, 1633.
Thesaurus Legend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  car - a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine; "he needs a car to get to work"accelerator, accelerator pedal, gas pedal, throttle, gas, gun - a pedal that controls the throttle valve; "he stepped on the gas" air bag - a safety restraint in an automobile; the bag inflates on collision and prevents the driver or passenger from being thrown forward alternator - an old term for an electric generator that produces alternating current (especially in automobiles) ambulance - a vehicle that takes people to and from hospitals auto accessory - an accessory for an automobile automobile engine - the engine that propels an automobile automobile horn, car horn, motor horn, hooter, horn - a device on an automobile for making a warning noise backseat - a seat at the back of a vehicle (especially the seat at the back of an automobile) beach waggon, beach wagon, estate car, station waggon, station wagon, waggon, wagon - a car that has a long body and rear door with space behind rear seat bumper - a mechanical device consisting of bars at either end of a vehicle to absorb shock and prevent serious damage taxi, taxicab, cab, hack - a car driven by a person whose job is to take passengers where they want to go in exchange for money car door - the door of a car car mirror - a mirror that the driver of a car can use car seat - a seat in a car car window - a window in a car compact car, compact - a small and economical car convertible - a car that has top that can be folded or removed coupe - a car with two doors and front seats and a luggage compartment cruiser, patrol car, police car, police cruiser, prowl car, squad car - a car in which policemen cruise the streets; equipped with radiotelephonic communications to headquarters fender, wing - a barrier that surrounds the wheels of a vehicle to block splashing water or mud; "in Britain they call a fender a wing" first gear, low gear, low, first - the lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle; used to start a car moving floorboard - the floor of an automobile gas guzzler - a car with relatively low fuel efficiency gasoline engine, petrol engine - an internal-combustion engine that burns gasoline; most automobiles are driven by gasoline engines glove compartment - compartment on the dashboard of a car radiator grille, grille - grating that admits cooling air to car's radiator hardtop - a car that resembles a convertible but has a fixed rigid top hatchback - a car having a hatchback door high gear, high - a forward gear with a gear ratio that gives the greatest vehicle velocity for a given engine speed cowl, cowling, bonnet, hood - protective covering consisting of a metal part that covers the engine; "there are powerful engines under the hoods of new cars"; "the mechanic removed the cowling in order to repair the plane's engine" horseless carriage - an early term for an automobile; "when automobiles first replaced horse-drawn carriages they were called horseless carriages" loaner - a car that is lent as a replacement for one that is under repair |
| 2. |  car - a wheeled vehicle adapted to the rails of railroad; "three cars had jumped the rails"baggage car, luggage van - a railway car where passengers' bags are carried cabin car, caboose - a car on a freight train for use of the train crew; usually the last car on the train club car, lounge car - railroad car having a bar and tables and lounge chairs freight car - a railway car that carries freight guard's van - the car on a train that is occupied by the guard handcar - a small railroad car propelled by hand or by a small motor mail car - a railway car in which mail is transported and sorted slip carriage, slip coach - a railway car at the end of the train; it can be detached without stopping the train suspension system, suspension - a mechanical system of springs or shock absorbers connecting the wheels and axles to the chassis of a wheeled vehicle tender - car attached to a locomotive to carry fuel and water railroad train, train - public transport provided by a line of railway cars coupled together and drawn by a locomotive; "express trains don't stop at Princeton Junction" van - (Great Britain) a closed railroad car that carries baggage or freight wheeled vehicle - a vehicle that moves on wheels and usually has a container for transporting things or people; "the oldest known wheeled vehicles were found in Sumer and Syria and date from around 3500 BC" | |
| 3. |  car - the compartment that is suspended from an airship and that carries personnel and the cargo and the power plantcompartment - a partitioned section, chamber, or separate room within a larger enclosed area | |
| 4. |  car - where passengers ride up and down; "the car was on the top floor"compartment - a partitioned section, chamber, or separate room within a larger enclosed area | |
| 5. |  car - a conveyance for passengers or freight on a cable railway; "they took a cable car to the top of the mountain"cable railway, funicular, funicular railway - a railway up the side of a mountain pulled by a moving cable and having counterbalancing ascending and descending cars compartment - a partitioned section, chamber, or separate room within a larger enclosed area |
car
noun
1. vehicle, motor, wheels (informal), auto (U.S.), automobile, jalopy (informal), motorcar, machine They arrived by car.
2. (U.S. & Canad.) (railway) carriage, coach, cable car, dining car, sleeping car, buffet car, van Tour buses have replaced railway cars.
Related words
enthusiast automobilist
enthusiast automobilist
Cars
Car parts
accelerator, air bag, alternator, ammeter, anti-roll bar, ashtray, automatic choke, axle, battery, bearing, big end, body, bonnet, boot, brake, brake light, brake pad, bucket seat, bulb, bumper, camshaft, carburettor, catalytic converter, chassis, childproof lock, choke, clutch, coil, connecting rod, convertible top, cowl, crank, crankcase, crankshaft, cylinder, cylinder head, dashboard, demister, dipstick, disc brakes, distributor, distributor cap, door, door handle, driveshaft, engine, exhaust, fan, fan belt, fascia, fender (U.S. & Canad.), flywheel, fog lamp, fuel gauge, fuse, fuse box, gasket, gear, gearbox, gear lever or (U.S. & Canad.) gearshift, generator, glove compartment, grille or radiator grille, handbrake, hard top, hazard light, headlight, headrest, heater, hood, horn, hubcap, ignition, indicator, jack, light, little end, lock, luggage rack, manifold, mileometer, milometer, or (U.S. & Canad.) odometer, mud flap, numberplate, oil filter, oil pump, oil-pressure gauge, parcel shelf, parking light, pedal, petrol cap, petrol gauge, petrol tank, piston, plug, points, radiator, radius arm, rear light or (U.S. & Canad.) taillight, rear-view mirror, reversing light, roof, seat, seat belt or safety belt, shock absorber, silencer, soft top, spare wheel, speedometer, springs, sprocket, starter, steering column, steering wheel, sump, sunroof or sunshine roof, suspension, tailgate, tailpipe, tank, top, torsion bar, towbar, transmission, trim, tyre, universal joint, valve, wheel, wheel brace, wheel nut, wheel trim, window, windscreen, windscreen wiper, wing, wing mirror, wing nut
accelerator, air bag, alternator, ammeter, anti-roll bar, ashtray, automatic choke, axle, battery, bearing, big end, body, bonnet, boot, brake, brake light, brake pad, bucket seat, bulb, bumper, camshaft, carburettor, catalytic converter, chassis, childproof lock, choke, clutch, coil, connecting rod, convertible top, cowl, crank, crankcase, crankshaft, cylinder, cylinder head, dashboard, demister, dipstick, disc brakes, distributor, distributor cap, door, door handle, driveshaft, engine, exhaust, fan, fan belt, fascia, fender (U.S. & Canad.), flywheel, fog lamp, fuel gauge, fuse, fuse box, gasket, gear, gearbox, gear lever or (U.S. & Canad.) gearshift, generator, glove compartment, grille or radiator grille, handbrake, hard top, hazard light, headlight, headrest, heater, hood, horn, hubcap, ignition, indicator, jack, light, little end, lock, luggage rack, manifold, mileometer, milometer, or (U.S. & Canad.) odometer, mud flap, numberplate, oil filter, oil pump, oil-pressure gauge, parcel shelf, parking light, pedal, petrol cap, petrol gauge, petrol tank, piston, plug, points, radiator, radius arm, rear light or (U.S. & Canad.) taillight, rear-view mirror, reversing light, roof, seat, seat belt or safety belt, shock absorber, silencer, soft top, spare wheel, speedometer, springs, sprocket, starter, steering column, steering wheel, sump, sunroof or sunshine roof, suspension, tailgate, tailpipe, tank, top, torsion bar, towbar, transmission, trim, tyre, universal joint, valve, wheel, wheel brace, wheel nut, wheel trim, window, windscreen, windscreen wiper, wing, wing mirror, wing nut
International car registration letters
Translations
car [kɑːʳ]
A. N
3. (= tramcar) → tranvía m
B. CPD car accident N → accidente m de coche, accidente m de tráfico
car allowance N → extra m por uso de coche propio
car bomb N → coche-bomba m
car boot sale N (Brit) → mercadillo m (en el que se exponen las mercancías en el maletero del coche)
car chase N → persecución f de coches
there followed a car chase along the motorway → se persiguió luego al coche por la autopista
car ferry N → transbordador m para coches
car hire N → alquiler m de coches
car-hire firm → empresa f de alquiler de coches
car industry N → industria f del automóvil
car insurance N → seguro m de automóvil
car journey N → viaje m en coche
car licence N → permiso m de conducir
car number N (Brit) → matrícula f
car park N → aparcamiento m, parking m, (playa f de) estacionamiento m (LAm)
car phone N → teléfono m móvil(de coche)
car pool N [of company] → parque m móvil; (= sharing) → uso m compartido de coches
car radio N → radio f de coche, autorradio f
car rental N = car hire car sickness N → mareo m al ir en coche
to suffer car sickness → marearse(en coche)
car wash N → tren m or túnel m de lavado(de coches)
car worker N → trabajador(a) m/f de la industria del automóvil
car allowance N → extra m por uso de coche propio
car bomb N → coche-bomba m
car boot sale N (Brit) → mercadillo m (en el que se exponen las mercancías en el maletero del coche)
car chase N → persecución f de coches
there followed a car chase along the motorway → se persiguió luego al coche por la autopista
car ferry N → transbordador m para coches
car hire N → alquiler m de coches
car-hire firm → empresa f de alquiler de coches
car industry N → industria f del automóvil
car insurance N → seguro m de automóvil
car journey N → viaje m en coche
car licence N → permiso m de conducir
car number N (Brit) → matrícula f
car park N → aparcamiento m, parking m, (playa f de) estacionamiento m (LAm)
car phone N → teléfono m móvil(de coche)
car pool N [of company] → parque m móvil; (= sharing) → uso m compartido de coches
car radio N → radio f de coche, autorradio f
car rental N = car hire car sickness N → mareo m al ir en coche
to suffer car sickness → marearse(en coche)
car wash N → tren m or túnel m de lavado(de coches)
car worker N → trabajador(a) m/f de la industria del automóvil
CAR BOOT SALE
En los mercadillos británicos llamados car boot sales la gente vende todo tipo de objetos usados de los que quiere deshacerse, como ropa, muebles, libros, etc, que exhiben en los maleteros de sus coches. Normalmente tienen lugar en aparcamientos u otros espacios abiertos y los propietarios de los vehículos han de pagar una pequeña tarifa por aparcar. Los mercadillos más importantes atraen también a comerciantes y en ellos se venden tanto artículos usados como nuevos. En otras ocasiones se organizan para recaudar dinero con fines benéficos.
car [ˈkɑːr] n
car
car:
car:
car:
car:
car:
n
→ Auto nt, → Wagen m; by car → mit dem Auto or Wagen; car ride → Autofahrt f, → Fahrt f → mit dem Auto
(esp US Rail: = tram car) → Wagen m
car:
car coat
n → Dreivierteljacke f
car crash
n → (Auto)unfall m
car:
car exhaust fumes
pl → Autoabgase pl
carfare
n (US) → Fahrpreis m
car ferry
n → Autofähre f
car:
carjacker
n → Autoräuber(in) m(f), → Carjacker(in) m(f)
carjacking
n → Autoraub m, → Carjacking nt
car keys
pl → Autoschlüssel pl
carload
n
(Aut) → Wagenladung f
(US Rail) → Waggonladung f
car:
car park ticket
n → Parkschein m
car:
carsickness
n → Übelkeit f → beim Autofahren
car [kɑːʳ] n
1. (American ˌautomoˈbile) a (usually privately-owned) motor vehicle on wheels for carrying people. What kind of car do you have?; `Did you go by car?'
2. a section for passengers in a train etc. a dining-car.
3. (American) a railway carriage for goods or people. a freight car.
car park (American parking lot) a piece of land or a building where cars may be parked.
ˈcar phone noun a telephone that can be used in a car.
car → حافلة, سَيارة automobil, vůz bil, hestevogn Auto, Waggon αυτοκίνητο, βαγόνι carro, carruaje, coche auto, junanvaunu voiture, wagon automobil, kola automobile, carrozza 客車, 自動車 객차, 자동차 auto, rijtuig bil, vogn powóz, samochód carro, vagão автомобиль, экипаж bil, vagn ตู้โดยสารรถไฟ, รถยนต์ araba, vagon toa hành khách, xe ô tô 小汽车, 车厢
car
n. automóvil, carro;
Sp. coche; ___ accident → accidente automovilístico.
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