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CAR

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noun

an automobile.

a vehicle running on rails, as a streetcar or railroad car.

the part of an elevator, balloon, modern airship, etc., that carries the passengers, freight, etc.

British Dialect. any wheeled vehicle, as a farm cart or wagon.

Literary. a chariot, as of war or triumph.

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Archaic. cart; carriage.

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Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English carre < Anglo-French < Late Latin carra (feminine singular), Latin carra, neuter plural of carrum, variant of carrus < Celtic; compare Old Irish carr wheeled vehicle

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Car is always a great word to know.

So is slumgullion. Does it mean:

a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.

an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.

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The common wisdom is that it's more expensive to lease a car than to buy one.

Car sharing revs up on college campuses as officials grapple with parking and congestion.

And a car has to change lanes to overtake a cyclist.

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The common wisdom is that it's more expensive to lease a car than to buy one.

Car sharing revs up on college campuses as officials grapple with parking and congestion.

And a car has to change lanes to overtake a cyclist.

In addition, weigh issues of reliability and safety as objectively with hybrid vehicles as with any other type of car.

Together with the crashless car, this development means that the driverless car cannot be far off.

Still, she refused to sit in the other car and got off the train at the next stop.

In the last episode, a caller asked about stopping a car.

Sometimes the best car deal has nothing to do with the base rate.

They don't even make my car in an automatic because, as epistephilian said, there's no point.

As long as the car is recharged overnight, the average commuter should rarely have to use its internal-combustion engine.

Today's car manufacturing is done in large part by robots.

Most car companies, however, are more interested in advances in lithium ion batteries than in ultracapacitor evolution.

The officer took my driver's license, stepped away from the car to write up the ticket-then hastily returned.

Store everything in your car or in a bear box if the campground offers one.

Once produced, the clean hydrogen feeds the fuel cell that produces the energy for the car.

The result can be pumped into your car and run through a fuel cell-or even burned in a conventional internal combustion engine.

Combine your errands, car pool to work, or take public transportation to reduce both your energy and water use.

US states are beginning to attack another major source of global warming pollution besides power plants: your car.

The police officer stepped into the traffic, blocking our car.

Your can get an environmentally friendly car and an environmentally friendly washing machine.

Only two things matter when building a race car powered by the sun: maximizing efficiency and minimizing weight.

The world's car companies are betting on a surge in sales of super-luxury vehicles.

For some car aficionados, a vehicle takes on a personality all its own.

If snow is threatening, you may find yourself sharing a cable car with a farmer and his cows as they take the easy way down.

Check out these two pictures from the bumper car ride at the fair.

And then everybody would be happy: car owners, power companies and consumers of electricity.

The nice thing about a plug-in is the car isn't all electric.

In a conventional auto race, the winner is the car that finishes first.

Car companies are going to be evolving in that direction over time.

Its owners are either so green, or so keen to pinch their petrol pennies, that they were willing to buy an ugly car to prove it.

In a demolition derby, the winner is the car that finishes.

So these are the buses in the car that you get access to.

Or he'd try to stretch it into the car and balance it on the dashboard.

Crazy youtube video of a car making a jump over a hill.

Montague could simply hold the proper end of the car aloft while someone else attached the spare.

Car companies spend a lot of time talking to young people.

Tyrannosaurus may have been able to overtake a person on foot, but not keep up with a car at high speed.

Some of us pine for that car that folds up into a suitcase.

Emmens, its owner, produced a window sticker indicating the car originally.

Traffic is so bad that car journeys of a few kilometres can take a couple of hours.

Mercedes-Benz unveiled a concept car inspired by the streamlined profile and sturdy shape of the tropical boxfish.

Knowing the laws of persuasion is especially handy with car dealers.

Altering the path of light, though, is a bit trickier than making a car swerve.

Co-vocabularists are invited to suggest car tones suitable for a variety of vehicles and driving scenarios.

Stock up the car with everything you might need for nursing or changing.

So advocates of dishing out agony will be gladdened that the wallet-crunching pangs of car drivers filling up with petrol.

Fuel efficiency rules, ethanol mandates and other government programs depend on a rapid rise in new car sales.

We were up in a big car looking down on him, but somehow he was in charge.

Our checklist is easy to print and will help you prepare for your next overnight car camping trip.

Rarely has a car generated as much excitement among consumers, or.

The driver's lawyers say that fumes from the car upholstery could have caused him to nod off.

With a goal to promote sustainable resources, the schools worked together to build a car powered by sunlight.

How merger mania has been a disaster for the world's great car manufacturers.

But you can still get better mpg in the car you have.

Coal waste could provide a strong, lightweight material for car manufacturers.

The particulars of the case-whether one company has the right to patent an adjustable car pedal-leave room for excitement.

It's getting to be that time of year when the garage-less must trudge outside extra early to start the car to defrost the windows.

The company matches drivers with empty seats in their car with people looking to hitch a ride along the.

When your car starts sputtering, it's easy to look at the dashboard and.

The car is a hybrid, combining a petrol engine with an electric motor that powers it at.

If you're driving and a subject catches your eye, stop the car and investigate the location on foot.

The environmental impact of junking an older working car for a new one with slightly better gas mileage.

While car security technology may be getting better, professional car thieves have stepped up their game, too.

Negrete is an anesthesiologist, earning a comfortable salary that pays for a fancy car and a.

Although shooting through an open car window doesn't preclude.

Gleichenhaus, who stared out the window to make sure his car was still there.

Convenient and quality amenities include a consolidated rental car facility to help you get to your preferred destination.

Audi's managed to make the run in a car that has no.

She decided to hold on to the car she had originally bought for her two.

If you were shaken up by the car accident and it affected your test-taking abilities.

The table required two car jacks in order to be built, but recycling the concrete was an.

The three-wheel, two-seat electric car draws a crowd.

High-end car shows, or concours d'élégance, popped up all over the country during the last economic boom.

Coupled with depressed lecturer's wages and a car that wouldn't survive the commute, the writing was on the wall.

Two car accidents, however, made her rethink her life and.

Imagine you're an automaker with a killer car in the works.

Everyone always says that student loan interest is low but car loans are lower than this.

Tragically, that's when the ultralight slammed into an oncoming car.

The customized kitchen car has observation windows.

One of the more unusual approaches to the flying car combines a dune buggy with a propeller and a big parachute.

Love bugs are harmless, although they do make a mess on your car--but that's what the car wash is for.

But the production of a new car is a pretty emissions-intensive process.

One man stops his car at the end of the road and staggers with his bags of rice almost a hundred yards on foot.

Might as well get out the car keys and wallet right now.

Those who live in urban environments know that there's no such thing as car stereo ownership.

My kids grew up in the back seat of the car on various road trips.

Some new green car tires offered by major manufacturers roll easier and contain less crude.

But it also meant a nail-biting journey in the car with my father, for whom driving was sport.

Hotfooted down the next day, picked it up, tried to start reading it in the car on the way home.

With the advent of electric cars and plug-in hybrids, the humble car battery is now taking center stage in new research.

They live at home and commute to the campus each day by car.

Pedestrians, used to loud engine noise, have less warning when a car powered by a hybrid or electric motor approaches.

Forget driving from dealership to dealership or threatening to walk out on a used car deal.

The all-white car was backed by a white canvas and placed.

The company that killed the electric car is ready to resuscitate it.

Imagine a radio-controlled car with a camera that's mounted from the viewpoint of.

It¿s a driver¿s nightmare: losing control of the car when it careens over a wet road.

Driving a real car and driving a video-game car are two different skills.

Poor fuel economy can be a symptom of car trouble, or driver trouble.

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Dictionary.com Unabridged

adjective Chiefly Scot.

left-handed.

sinister.

Origin:
1375–1425; Middle English (Scots ) < Scots Gaelic cearr

computer-assisted retrieval.

Origin:
1980–85

carat; carats.

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World English Dictionary

car (kɑː)

—n
1.	a. motorcar, Also called: automobile a self-propelled road vehicle designed to carry passengers, esp one with four wheels that is powered by an internal-combustion engine
	b. (as modifier): car coat
2.	a conveyance for passengers, freight, etc, such as a cable car or the carrier of an airship or balloon
3.	(Brit) a railway vehicle for passengers only, such as a sleeping car or buffet car
4.	chiefly (US), (Canadian) a railway carriage or van
5.	chiefly (US) the enclosed platform of a lift
6.	a poetic word for chariot

[C14: from Anglo-French carre, ultimately related to Latin carra, carrum two-wheeled wagon, probably of Celtic origin; compare Old Irish carr]

CAR

—*abbreviation for*
	compound annual return

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Word Origin & History

car

1301, "wheeled vehicle," from Norm.-Fr. carre, from L. carrum, carrus (pl. carra), orig. "two-wheeled Celtic war chariot," from Gaul. karros, from PIE *krsos, from base *kers- "to run." Extension to "automobile" is 1896. Car-sick first recorded 1908, on model of sea sick. U.S. carport is from 1939. Car

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bomb first 1972, in reference to Northern Ireland. Car pool is 1942 (n.), 1962 (v.).

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