1
: a vehicle moving on wheels: such as
b
: a vehicle designed to move on rails (as of a railroad)
The train has 20 cars.
c
: automobile
traveled to Boston by car
2
: the passenger compartment of an elevator
3
: the part of an airship or balloon that carries the passengers and cargo
civil air regulations
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Examples of car in a Sentence
Noun
I'll wait in the car.
He got into the car and drove away.
She bought a new car.
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Founded by Wataru Kato, the tuning firm is no stranger to pushing the limits of car customization.
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Under current terms, Chinese automakers can set up factories in Mexico and sell cars into the United States free of duty, provided that parts and materials from the region make up at least 75 percent of the value of the finished vehicles.
—Peter S. Goodman, New York Times, 28 Dec. 2024
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Noun
While riding one might not be the flashiest way to get around, reducing our reliance on gas-guzzling cars is cool and important.
—Julian Chokkattu, WIRED, 29 Dec. 2024
People leaned on their car horns, expressing their joy at the end of a regime that relied on brutality and terror as a means of governing Syria for more than half a century and waged a civil war that forced millions of people to become refugees.
—John Ketchum, NPR, 29 Dec. 2024
Founded by Wataru Kato, the tuning firm is no stranger to pushing the limits of car customization.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 29 Dec. 2024
Under current terms, Chinese automakers can set up factories in Mexico and sell cars into the United States free of duty, provided that parts and materials from the region make up at least 75 percent of the value of the finished vehicles.
—Peter S. Goodman, New York Times, 28 Dec. 2024
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“Car.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/car. Accessed 3 Jan. 2025.
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car
noun1
: a vehicle (as an automobile or part of a passenger train) moving on wheels
2
: the passenger compartment of an elevator
3
: the part of a balloon or an airship that carries the passengers and equipment
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