car

Meanings

Plural: cars

Noun

• a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
  • "he needs a car to get to work"
• a wheeled vehicle adapted to the rails of railroad
  • "three cars had jumped the rails"
• the compartment that is suspended from an airship and that carries personnel and the cargo and the power plant
• where passengers ride up and down
  • "the car was on the top floor"
• a conveyance for passengers or freight on a cable railway
  • "they took a cable car to the top of the mountain"
• A wheeled vehicle that moves independently, with at least three wheels, powered mechanically, steered by a driver and mostly for personal transportation.
• A wheeled vehicle, drawn by a horse or other animal.
• A cart.
• A wheeled vehicle, drawn by a horse or other animal.
• A chariot.
• A wheeled vehicle, drawn by a horse or other animal.
• A four-wheeled cab, as opposed to a (two-wheeled) Hansom cab.
• A wheeled vehicle, drawn by a horse or other animal.
• Any vehicle designed to run on rails, especially an unpowered one towed by being connected to others.
• An unpowered unit in a railroad train, used to hold either passengers or cargo.
• Any vehicle designed to run on rails, especially an unpowered one towed by being connected to others.
• A similar vehicle used in special contexts, such as mines, quarries, and mills.
• Any vehicle designed to run on rails, especially an unpowered one towed by being connected to others.
• an individual vehicle, powered or unpowered, in a multiple unit.
• Any vehicle designed to run on rails, especially an unpowered one towed by being connected to others.
• A passenger-carrying unit in a subway or elevated train, whether powered or not.
• Any vehicle designed to run on rails, especially an unpowered one towed by being connected to others.
• A rough unit of quantity approximating the amount which would fill a railroad car.
• The moving, load-carrying component of an elevator or other cable-drawn transport mechanism.
• The passenger-carrying portion of certain amusement park rides, such as Ferris wheels.
• The part of an airship, such as a balloon or dirigible, which houses the passengers and control apparatus.
• A sliding fitting that runs along a track.
• The aggregate of desirable characteristics of a car.
• A floating perforated box for living fish.
• A clique or gang.
• Deliberate misspelling of cat.
• The first part of a cons in Lisp. The first element of a list.

Synonyms

auto, automobile, basket, cable car, cah, car, carload, carriage, devil wagon, elevator car, gondola, horseless carriage, machine, motor, motor car, motorcar, railcar, railroad car, railway car, ride, vehicle, wagon, wagonload, wheels, whip

Antonyms

cdr

Related Words

bus, carriage, chariot, truck, van