car
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Definition
- Noun:
- A road vehicle, typically with four wheels, powered by an internal combustion engine or electric motor, designed to carry a small number of passengers. This is the most common meaning, referring to an automobile.
- A separate compartment or section of a larger vehicle. This can refer to a passenger car on a train, a cable car, or the passenger compartment of an airship or elevator.
Examples of Usage
- As a road vehicle:
- She drives a red car to work every day.
- We need to buy a more fuel-efficient car.
- As a compartment or section:
- We sat in the dining car of the train.
- The cable car offers stunning views of the city.
Advanced Usage
- "Car of the train": This phrase specifies a particular section or type of carriage on a train.
- The quiet car is at the front of the train.
- In historical or poetic contexts, "car" can refer to a chariot or any wheeled vehicle.
- The car of the sun god was drawn by fiery horses.
Variants and Related Words
- Carriage (n): A passenger vehicle, especially one drawn by horses or as part of a train.
- Automobile (n): A formal synonym for a motor car.
- Vehicle (n): A more general term for any means of transport.
- Sedan, SUV, Hatchback (n): Specific types of passenger cars.
Synonyms
- Automobile: A motor car.
- Motorcar: Another term for an automobile.
- Vehicle: A general term for a means of conveyance.
Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)
- Car pool: An arrangement where people share a car for commuting.
- They decided to car pool to reduce costs and pollution.
- Car hop: (Historical) A waiter or waitress who serves food to customers in their cars at a drive-in restaurant.
Related Idioms
- In the driver's seat / Behind the wheel: To be in control of a situation, derived from controlling a car.
- With the new project, she is firmly in the driver's seat.
- A back-seat driver: A passenger who gives unwanted advice to the driver; metaphorically, someone who criticizes or tries to control things without responsibility.
- During the meeting, he was such a back-seat driver.
Noun
- a conveyance for passengers or freight on a cable railway
- they took a cable car to the top of the mountain
- where passengers ride up and down
- the car was on the top floor
- the compartment that is suspended from an airship and that carries personnel and the cargo and the power plant
- a wheeled vehicle adapted to the rails of railroad
- three cars had jumped the rails
- a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
- he needs a car to get to work