car
1 of 2noun
ˈkär 
dialectal also ˈkȯr,
ˈkyär
1
: a vehicle moving on wheels: such as
a
archaic : carriage, chariot
b
: a vehicle designed to move on rails (as of a railroad)
The train has 20 cars.
c
: automobile
traveled to Boston by car
2
: the passenger compartment of an elevator
3
: the part of an airship or balloon that carries the passengers and cargo
CAR
2 of 2abbreviation
civil air regulations
Synonyms
Noun
- auto
- automobile
- bus
- horseless carriage
- machine
- motor
- motorcar
- motor vehicle
- wheels [slang]
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Example Sentences
Noun I'll wait in the car. He got into the car and drove away. She bought a new car.
Recent Examples on the Web
Staff And Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 13 Sep. 2022 His car was found several days later in Bettendorf, Iowa, and examinations conducted in 1994 and 2014 showed only Asplund and the fiancée's DNA inside the vehicle. Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 13 Sep. 2022 Baltimore Police are investigating a homicide after finding a woman slumped inside her car Sunday afternoon in Southwest Baltimore’s Shipley Hill neighborhood. Lilly Price, Baltimore Sun, 12 Sep. 2022 Just a few months later, that shared moment transformed into something more than just acting — when the couple was captured kissing in their car in July, confirming the pair's real-life love story. Alexia Fernández, Peoplemag, 12 Sep. 2022 The driver was able to run from the scene, but his car was towed. Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al, 12 Sep. 2022 If your car can't accept rates higher than 150 kW, don't plug into a Hyper-Fast station. Sebastian Blanco, Car and Driver, 12 Sep. 2022 After Power climbed out of his car and was waiting to be reunited with the Astor Cup, he could be seen sitting on a makeshift box. Nathan Brown, The Indianapolis Star, 12 Sep. 2022 His car was struck head-on by a driver going the wrong way on the turnpike, the State Police said. Alyssa Lukpat, WSJ, 12 Sep. 2022 See More
Noun
The royal couple got out of their car at Holyroodhouse and greeted people, and looked at floral tributes before a gun salute boomed from Edinburgh Castle. Staff And Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 13 Sep. 2022 His car was found several days later in Bettendorf, Iowa, and examinations conducted in 1994 and 2014 showed only Asplund and the fiancée's DNA inside the vehicle. Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 13 Sep. 2022 Baltimore Police are investigating a homicide after finding a woman slumped inside her car Sunday afternoon in Southwest Baltimore’s Shipley Hill neighborhood. Lilly Price, Baltimore Sun, 12 Sep. 2022 Just a few months later, that shared moment transformed into something more than just acting — when the couple was captured kissing in their car in July, confirming the pair's real-life love story. Alexia Fernández, Peoplemag, 12 Sep. 2022 The driver was able to run from the scene, but his car was towed. Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al, 12 Sep. 2022 If your car can't accept rates higher than 150 kW, don't plug into a Hyper-Fast station. Sebastian Blanco, Car and Driver, 12 Sep. 2022 After Power climbed out of his car and was waiting to be reunited with the Astor Cup, he could be seen sitting on a makeshift box. Nathan Brown, The Indianapolis Star, 12 Sep. 2022 His car was struck head-on by a driver going the wrong way on the turnpike, the State Police said. Alyssa Lukpat, WSJ, 12 Sep. 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
Noun
Middle English carre "cart, wagon, small cartload," borrowed from Anglo-French carre, charre, going back to Latin carra, plural of carrum, neuter variant of carrus "a kind of Gaulish wagon," borrowed from the Gaulish outcome of Celtic *kr̥s-o-, whence also Old Irish carr "cart, wagon," Welsh car "vehicle" — more at current entry 1
First Known Use
Noun
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Phrases Containing car
Kids Definition
car
noun
ˈkär
1
: a vehicle that moves on wheels
2
: a separate section of a train
3
: the part of an elevator that holds passengers
carers
noun
as in caregivers
a person who has responsibility for the care of another a workshop for parents and other carers of autistic children Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- caregivers
- caretakers
- guardians
- nannies
- nurses
- custodians
- babysitters
- sitters
- protectors
- foster parents
- minders
- keepers
- keeps
- companions
- attendants
- chaperones
- guards
- chaperons
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- clients
- dependents
- charges
- wards