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] | |
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
| a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare. |
| CAR | |
| —abbreviation for | |
| compound annual return | |
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