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car
See also CAR, Car, caar, carr
  • (noun)
    1. A wheeled vehicle, drawn by a horse or other animal
    2. A wheeled vehicle that moves independently, steered by a driver mostly for personal transportation; a motor car or automobile
      She drove her car to the mall.
    3. A nonpowered unit in a railroad train.
      The conductor linked the cars to the locomotive.
    4. an individual vehicle, powered or unpowered, in a multiple unit.
      The 11:10 to London was operated by a 4-car diesel multiple unit
    5. A passenger-carrying unit in a subway or elevated train, whether powered or not.
      From the front-most car of the subway, he filmed the progress through the tunnel.
    6. A rough unit of quantity approximating the amount which would fill a railroad car.
      We ordered five hundred cars of gypsum.
    7. The moving, load-carrying component of an elevator or other cable-drawn transport mechanism.
      Fix the car of the express elevator - the door is sticking.
    8. The passenger-carrying portion of certain amusement park rides, such as Ferris wheels.
      The most exciting part of riding a Ferris wheel is when your car goes over the top.
    9. The part of an airship, such as a balloon or dirigible, which houses the passengers and control apparatus.
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    10. A sliding fitting that runs along a track.