(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
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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