car

Universal Words (also BrE formal motor car) (AmE also automobile) noun 1 a road vehicle with an engine and four wheels that can carry a small number of passengers: Paula got into the car and drove off. * 'How did you come?' 'By car.' * Are you going in the car? * a car driver / manufacturer / dealer * a car accident / crash * Where can I park the car? 2 (AmE) any carriage on a train: Several cars went off the rails. 3 (BrE) (in compounds) a railway carriage of a particular type: a sleeping / dining car