car

Meaning

1. A wheeled vehicle that moves independently, with at least three wheels, powered mechanically, steered by a driver and mostly for personal transportation.
2. A wheeled vehicle, drawn by a horse or other animal
3. A wheeled vehicle, drawn by a horse or other animal
4. (obsolete) A wheeled vehicle, drawn by a horse or other animal
5. Any vehicle designed to run on rails
6. Any vehicle designed to run on rails
7. Any vehicle designed to run on rails
8. Any vehicle designed to run on rails
9. Any vehicle designed to run on rails
10. The moving, load-carrying component of an elevator or other cable-drawn transport mechanism.
11. The passenger-carrying portion of certain amusement park rides, such as Ferris wheels.
12. The part of an airship, such as a balloon or dirigible, which houses the passengers and control apparatus.
13. A sliding fitting that runs along a track.
14. (informal) The aggregate of desirable characteristics of a car.
15. A floating perforated box for living fish.
16. (slang) A clique or gang.
17. Deliberate misspelling of cat.

Synonyms

automobile

vehicle

auto

carriage

chariot

truck

🚚

cart

motor car

motorcar

coach

motor vehicle

motor

wagon

machine

automobile

motor-car

sedan

wheels

railroad car

bus

🚌

gondola

elevator car

automotive

railway carriage

railcar

waggon

cable car

autocar

ride

cab

nacelle

lorry

railway car

box

📦

transport

means of transport

money box

bodywork

body

automotive vehicle

bird

🐦

passenger car

pod

private car

punnet

wagon truck

sheen

single-minded

skep

sports car

taxi

🚕

till

tractor

🚜

train

🚋

tram

🚊

trolley

basket

🧺

van

voice mail

wain

railroad vehicle

wreck

bullcart

Cadillac

Wain

chest

jeepney

auto car

auto mechanic

cashbox

cashier’s stand

пассажирскийcoach

clunker

conveyance

coupe

crate

disembark

fund

hamper

handbasket

holdall

instrument

jamjar

jeep

junker

limo

bucket

🪣

Pronounced as (IPA)

/kɑː/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English carre, borrowed from Anglo-Norman carre, from Old Northern French (compare Old French char), from Latin carrus (“two-wheeled baggage wagon”), from Gaulish *karros, from Proto-Celtic *karros (“wagon”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱr̥sós (“vehicle”). Doublet of horse.