Added 7 October 2026
car
/kɑː/ symbol
In Latin: autocīnētum, autocurrus, autovehiculum Wiktionary
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noun
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A wheeled vehicle that moves independently, with at least three wheels, powered mechanically, steered by a driver and mostly for personal transportation but relatively smaller than a truck/lorry and a bus.
in a car
- A wheeled vehicle, drawn by a horse or other animal. A cart. A chariot. A four-wheeled cab, as opposed to a (two-wheeled) Hansom cab.
- A chariot.
noun
Origin
Inherited from Middle English carre, borrowed from Anglo-Norman carre, from Old Northern French (compare Old French char), from Latin carrus (“two-wheeled baggage wagon”), from Gaulish *karros, from Proto-Celtic *karros (“wagon”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱr̥sós (“vehicle”). Doublet of carrus and horse.
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