noun
car
kah
noun
1
A road vehicle with an engine, wheels, and seats, used to carry a small number of people.
"She drove her car to work every morning."
"They packed the car for a weekend trip to the coast."
2
A separate section of a train, such as a passenger or dining car.
"The dining car served breakfast until ten o'clock."
How to Use Car
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA motor vehicle for driving on roads — the everyday word for automobile.
UK vs US
British English also uses "car" for a train carriage in phrases like "dining car," while everyday train sections are usually just called "carriages" in the UK.
Common pairings
drive a car
park the car
car keys
Word Forms
cars plural
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Etymology
From Old North French carre, ultimately from Latin carrus, a Celtic-derived word for a wheeled cart. "Car" originally meant any wheeled vehicle long before it meant an automobile.