motor car
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motor car
see carCollins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
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سَيّارَه، عَرَبَه
automobil
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gépkocsi
bifreiî
avtomobil
motor
(ˈməutə) noun a machine, usually a petrol engine or an electrical device, that gives motion or power. a washing-machine has an electric motor; (also adjective) a motor boat/vehicle.
verb to travel by car. We motored down to my mother's house at the weekend.
ˈmotorist noun a person who drives a motor car. The motorist could not avoid hitting the dog.
ˈmotorize, ˈmotorise verb1. to fit a motor to (eg a bicycle).
2. to supply (eg troops) with motor vehicles. Many army units have been motorized.
ˈmotorcade (-keid) noun a procession in which everyone goes by car.
ˈmotorway noun a road specially made for fast traffic. They are building a new motorway to link the two cities.
ˈmotorbike, ˈmotorcycle nouns any of several types of usually heavy bicycle moved by a motor.
motor car a vehicle on four wheels, moved by a motor, but not a lorry or van; an automobile, car.
ˈmotorcyclist noun a person who rides a motorbike. The motorcyclist was injured in the road accident.
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