Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An automobile.
- noun A vehicle, such as a streetcar, that runs on rails.
- noun A boxlike enclosure for passengers and freight on a conveyance.
- noun The part of a balloon or airship that carries people and cargo.
- noun Archaic A chariot, carriage, or cart.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Left, as opposed to right.
- noun A wood or grove, generally of alders, on a moist soil.
- noun Any hollow place or marsh.
- noun See
caer- . - noun A yellowish brown sediment deposited from water which contains salts of iron, as in the drainage from coal-mines. Also
carr . - noun An abbreviation of
carat . - noun A wheeled vehicle or conveyance, especially one having only two wheels.
- noun A chariot of war, triumph, or pageantry; in poetic and figurative usage, any elaborate conveyance used in proceedings characterized by dignity, solemnity, or splendor: as, Phœbus's car; the car of Juggernaut; a triumphal car.
- noun A vehicle running upon rails.
- noun The basket of a balloon, in which the aëronaut sits.
- noun A rock.
- To carry.
- To carry or transport on a car.
- To travel by car; go in a car: sometimes with an indefinite it.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A small vehicle moved on wheels; usually, one having but two wheels and drawn by one horse; a cart.
- noun United States A vehicle adapted to the rails of a railroad.
- noun Poetic A chariot of war or of triumph; a vehicle of splendor, dignity, or solemnity.
- noun (Astron.) The stars also called Charles's Wain, the Great Bear, or the Dipper.
- noun The cage of a lift or elevator.
- noun The basket, box, or cage suspended from a balloon to contain passengers, ballast, etc.
- noun United States A floating perforated box for living fish.
- noun [U. S.] a shackle or other device for connecting the cars in a railway train.
- noun (Railroad) a car containing its own steam power or locomotive.
- noun (Railrood), [U. S.] a car for the transportation of merchandise or other goods.
- noun (Railroad), [U. S.] a small car propelled by hand, used by railroad laborers, etc.
- noun [U. S.] an omnibus car, draw by horses or other power upon rails laid in the streets.
- noun (Railroad) cars especially designed and furnished for the comfort of travelers.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun computing The first part of a
cons inLISP . The first element of a list - noun dated A
wheeled vehicle , drawn by ahorse or other animal. - noun A wheeled vehicle that moves independently, with at least three wheels, powered mechanically, steered by a driver and mostly for personal
transportation ; amotorcar orautomobile . - noun rail transport An unpowered unit in a
railroad train. - noun rail transport an individual vehicle, powered or unpowered, in a
multiple unit . - noun rail transport A passenger-carrying unit in a
subway or elevated train, whether powered or not. - noun A rough unit of quantity approximating the amount which would fill a railroad car.
- noun The moving, load-carrying component of an
elevator or othercable -drawn transport mechanism. - noun The passenger-carrying portion of certain
amusement park rides, such asFerris wheels . - noun The part of an
airship , such as aballoon ordirigible , which houses the passengers and control apparatus. - noun sailing A sliding fitting that runs along a track.
- noun uncountable, US The aggregate of desirable characteristics of a car.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a wheeled vehicle adapted to the rails of railroad
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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The more he thought about it, the more E.erhard sensed the time might be exactly right for starting a car company — an E. V.-car company at that.
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- I got a new car, which has also become my new hobby. * it's a beautiful fast car* I have good mentors, one good one mostly, who has been there when i'm lost for answers on why it does the things i don't want it to do.
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Seriously, the Exige is one super quick car * specially designed to be a track car*, and the Mustang is, well, just a run of the mill muscle car - a very good one, but still designed more for the street, than the track.
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Seriously, the Exige is one super quick car * specially designed to be a track car*, and the Mustang is, well, just a run of the mill muscle car - a very good one, but still designed more for the street, than the track.
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I'll meet you at the car Krystal: ok * By paint* Kristina: Now I'm looking at for a bright pink*Looking around and notices a cute boy* Kristina: Well don't he look good * Boy walks by and bumps Kristina* Boy: I'm so sorry I didn't mean to*smiles at her* Kristina: it's ok*pays for paint and goes meet her mom at the car* Krystal: why are you so smiley?
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Seriously, the Exige is one super quick car * specially designed to be a track car*, and the Mustang is, well, just a run of the mill muscle car - a very good one, but still designed more for the street, than the track.
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Seriously, the Exige is one super quick car * specially designed to be a track car*, and the Mustang is, well, just a run of the mill muscle car - a very good one, but still designed more for the street, than the track.
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Seriously, the Exige is one super quick car * specially designed to be a track car*, and the Mustang is, well, just a run of the mill muscle car - a very good one, but still designed more for the street, than the track.
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JDWright commented on the word car
The BBC says "The word 'car' has been in use since at least 1382. It comes from the Latin 'carrus,' a two-wheeled vehicle for carrying burdens."
Example:
"Never lend your car to anyone to whom you have given birth" --Erma Bombeck
July 29, 2009
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February 12, 2010