Definition of car

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  • car is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 5
  • car is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 5
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Definition of car

  • a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine (noun)

    Examples

    1. he needs a car to get to work

    Synonyms

    1. auto
    2. automobile
    3. machine
    4. motorcar
  • the compartment that is suspended from an airship and that carries personnel and the cargo and the power plant (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. gondola
  • where passengers ride up and down (noun)

    Examples

    1. the car was on the top floor

    Synonyms

    1. elevator car
  • a wheeled vehicle adapted to the rails of railroad (noun)

    Examples

    1. three cars had jumped the rails

    Synonyms

    1. railcar
    2. railroad car
    3. railway car
  • a conveyance for passengers or freight on a cable railway (noun)

    Examples

    1. they took a cable car to the top of the mountain

    Synonyms

    1. cable car

See definition of car in Merriam Webster