"Car" noun 4-wheeled motor vehicle; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine; "he needs a car to get to work" [syn: auto (http://word.sc/auto), automobile (http://word.sc/automobile), machine (http://word.sc/machine), motorcar (http://word.sc/motorcar)] a wheeled vehicle adapted to the rails of railroad; "three cars had jumped the rails" [syn: railcar (http://word.sc/railcar), railway car (http://word.sc/railway car), railroad car (http://word.sc/railroad car)] a conveyance for passengers or freight on a cable railway; "they took a cable car to the top of the mountain" [syn: cable car (http://word.sc/cable car)] car suspended from an airship and carrying personnel and cargo and power plant [syn: gondola (http://word.sc/gondola)] where passengers ride up and down; "the car was on the top floor" [syn: elevator car (http://word.sc/elevator car)] Source: http://www.word.sc/Car

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