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See also CAR, Car, caar, and carr

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[ English

[ Etymology

From Middle English carre < Norman-French carre < Latin carra, neuter plural of carrus (four-wheeled baggage wagon) < Celtic carr (two-wheeled chariot) < Gaulish karros < Proto-Indo-European *krsos < PIE base *kers- (to run).

[ Pronunciation

[ Noun

Singular
car

Plural
cars

car (plural cars)

  1. (dated) A wheeled vehicle, drawn by a horse or other animal
  2. A wheeled vehicle that moves independently, steered by a driver mostly for personal transportation; a motor car or automobile
    She drove her car to the mall.
  3. (rail transport, mainly US) A nonpowered unit in a railroad train.
    The conductor linked the cars to the locomotive.
  4. (rail transport) an individual vehicle, powered or unpowered, in a multiple unit.
    The 11:10 to London was operated by a 4-car diesel multiple unit
  5. (rail transport) A passenger-carrying unit in a subway or elevated train, whether powered or not.
    From the front-most car of the subway, he filmed the progress through the tunnel.
  6. A rough unit of quantity approximating the amount which would fill a railroad car.
    We ordered five hundred cars of gypsum.
  7. The moving, load-carrying component of an elevator or other cable-drawn transport mechanism.
    Fix the car of the express elevator - the door is sticking.
  8. The passenger-carrying portion of certain amusement park rides, such as Ferris wheels.
    The most exciting part of riding a Ferris wheel is when your car goes over the top.
  9. The part of an airship, such as a balloon or dirigible, which houses the passengers and control apparatus.
  10. (sailing) A sliding fitting that runs along a track.
    • 1995, Ken Textor, The New Book of Sail Trim[1], ISBN 0924486813, page 201,  
      On boats 25 feet or more, it is best to mount a mast car and track on the front of the mast so you can adjust the height of the pole above thee deck

A hydrogen-powered car.

Freight cars.

A self-propelled passenger car.

Ferris wheel cars.

Car on a sailboat.

Car of a Zeppelin.

Elevator cars.

[ Synonyms

[ Derived terms

[ Translations

automobile, a vehicle steered by a driver
railway carriage, a nonpowered unit in a railroad train