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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
Noun
1. a motorized road vehicle designed to carry a small number of people
2. the passenger compartment of a cable car, airship, lift, or balloon
3. US & Canad a railway carriage [Latin carra, carrum two-wheeled wagon]

Car the seven stars in the constellation of the Great Bear, 1633.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.carcar - a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine; "he needs a car to get to work"
renting, rental - the act of paying for the use of something (as an apartment or house or car)
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
fender, buffer - a cushion-like device that reduces shock due to an impact
bumper - a mechanical device consisting of bars at either end of a vehicle to absorb shock and prevent serious damage
jalopy, heap, bus - a car that is old and unreliable; "the fenders had fallen off that old bus"
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
electric, electric automobile, electric car - a car that is powered by electricity
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"
hot rod, hot-rod - a car modified to increase its speed and acceleration
jeep, landrover - a car suitable for traveling over rough terrain
limo, limousine - large luxurious car; usually driven by a chauffeur
loaner - a car that is lent as a replacement for one that is under repair
2.carcar - 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
carriage, passenger car, coach - a railcar where passengers ride
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.carcar - the compartment that is suspended from an airship and that carries personnel and the cargo and the power plant
airship, dirigible - a steerable self-propelled aircraft
compartment - a partitioned section, chamber, or separate room within a larger enclosed area
4.carcar - 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
elevator, lift - lifting device consisting of a platform or cage that is raised and lowered mechanically in a vertical shaft in order to move people from one floor to another in a building
5.carcar - 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
noun 2. U.S., Canad. (railway) carriage, coach, cable car, dining car, sleeping car, buffet car, van
Translations
car [kɑːʳ] ncoche m; carro (LAM); automóvil m; auto (LAM);
(US) (RAIL) → vagón m;
by car → en coche

car [kɑːʳ] nvoiture f, auto f;
(US) (Rail) → wagon m, voiture;
by car → en voiture

car [kɑːʳ] nAuto nt, Wagen m;
(Rail) → Wagen m;
by car → mit dem Auto or Wagen

car [kɑːʳ] nmacchina, automobile f;
(US ) (RAIL) → carrozza;
by car → in macchina

car
n car [kaː]
1 (Americanˌautomoˈbile) a (usually privately-owned) motor vehicle on wheels for carrying people What kind of car do you have?; Did you go by car?' kar, motor سَيّارَه кола automobil bil das Auto αυτοκίνητο coche auto اتومبیل؛ خودرو auto auto מְכוֹנִית मोटर गाड़ी kola, auto kocsi mobil bíll automobile, macchina 차, 자동차 automobilis automašīna kereta auto bil samochód carro automobil автомобиль;машина auto avto automobil bil รถยนต์ araba, otomobil 小汽車 автомобіль گاڑی ، کار xe ô tô
2 a section for passengers in a train etc a dining-car. passasierswa عَرَبَةُ مَطْعَم (في قِطار) вагон vůz vogn der Waggon βαγόνι coche, coche-restaurante, vagón vagun واگن vaunu voiture קָרוֹן ट्रेन का डिब्बा vagon (vasúti) kocsi gerbong lestarvagn, farþegarÿmi vagone, vettura 車両 특수 차량, ...차 vagonas vagons gerabak wagon (jernbane)kupé wagon carruagem vagon вагон vozeň voz vagon vagn ตู้โดยสาร vagon, yolcu vagonu 車廂 залізничний вагон ریل گاڑی میں کھانے کا ڈبہ khoang
3 (American) a railway carriage for goods or people a freight car. spoorwa, treinwa مَرْكَبَةٌ للنَّقْلِ товарен вагон vagón (jernbane-)vogn der Eisenbahnwagen βαγόνι vagón vagun تراموا vaunu wagon קָרוֹן यात्रियों या सामान के लिए ट्रेन का डिब्बा kola, vagon teherkocsi gerbong járnbrautavagn vagone 車両 철도 차량, 객차, 화차 vagonas vagons gerabak wagon (jernbane)vogn wagon carruagem vagon вагон vagón vagon voz []vagn, godsfinka ตู้บรรทุกสินค้าหรือตู้โดยสาร vagon, yük vagonu 列車 візок; вагонетка گاڑی کا سامان یا مسافروں والا ڈبہ toa xe
car park
a piece of land or a building where cars may be parked. parkeerterrein, parkeergarage مَوْقِفٌ للسَّيّارات паркинг parkoviště parkeringsplads der Parkplatz χώρος στάθμευσης, πάρκιγκ parking, aparcamiento parkla پارکینگ paikoitusalue parc de stationnement חֶנְיוֹן स्थान या इमारत जहां गाड़िया खड़ी की जाती हैं parkiralište parkoló(hely) tempat parkir bílastæði parcheggio 駐車場 automobilių stovėjimo vieta/aikštelė autoparks; autostāvvieta tempat letak kereta parkeerterrein, parkeergarage parkeringsplass parking parque de estacionamento автостоянка parkovisko parkirišče parking bilparkering ลานจอด otopark 停車場 автостоянка, автопарківка کاروں کو ٹھہہرانے کی جگہ khu vực đỗ xe
n car phone
a telephone that can be used in a car. motorfoon هاتِفُ سَيّارَه телефон в кола autotelefon biltelefon das Autotelefon τηλέφωνο αυτοκινήτου teléfono de automóvil autotelefon تلفنی که در اتومبیل قابل استفاده است téléphone de voiture טֶלֶפוֹן מְכוֹנִית कार में उपयोग किए जा सकने वाला फोन telefon u automobilu autótelefon telepon mobil cellulare d'auto 自動車電話 카폰 automobilio (radijo) telefonas automašīnas telefons telefon dalam kereta autotelefoon mobiltelefon, biltelefon telefon samochodowy автотелефон telefón používaný v aute telefon v avtu telefon za kola mobiltelefon โทรศัพท์ที่ใช้ในรถยนต์ araba telefonu 汽車電話 автомобільний телефон کار میں استعمال ہونے والا فون điện thoại sử dụng trong xe ô tô


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