Meaning & Definition of Car in English
English⟶
Car
/kɑr/
noun
1. A motor vehicle with four wheels
- Usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
- "He needs a car to get to work"
synonym:
- car,
- auto,
- automobile,
- machine,
- motorcar
2. A wheeled vehicle adapted to the rails of railroad
- "Three cars had jumped the rails"
synonym:
- car,
- railcar,
- railway car,
- railroad car
3. The compartment that is suspended from an airship and that carries personnel and the cargo and the power plant
synonym:
- car,
- gondola
4. Where passengers ride up and down
- "The car was on the top floor"
synonym:
- car,
- elevator car
5. A conveyance for passengers or freight on a cable railway
- "They took a cable car to the top of the mountain"
synonym:
- cable car,
- car
Examples of using
It's taken us three weeks to fix, but at last our car runs satisfactorily.
The car ran into a tree.
A woman was arrested yesterday for leaving a baby unattended in her car in searing heat.