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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary CARabbreviationcivil air regulations
car \\ˈkär, dial also ˈkȯr, ˈkyär\\ noun ETYMOLOGY Middle English carre, from Anglo-French, from Latin carra, plural of carrum, alteration of carrus, of Celtic origin; akin to Old Irish & Middle Welsh carr vehicle; akin to Latin currere to run
DATE 14th century
1. a vehicle moving on wheels: as a. archaic : carriage , chariot b. a vehicle designed to move on rails (as of a railroad) c. automobile 2. the passenger compartment of an elevator3. the part of an airship or balloon that carries the passengers and cargo
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1301, "wheeled vehicle," from Norm.-Fr. carre, from L. carrum, carrus (pl. carra), orig. "two-wheeled Celtic war chariot," from Gaul. karros, from PIE *krsos, from base *kers- "to run." Extension to "automobile" is 1896. Car-sick first recorded 1908, on model of sea sick. U.S. carport is from 1939. Car bomb first 1972, in reference to Northern Ireland. Car pool is 1942 (n.), 1962 (v.).
Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English Oxford Collocations dictionary for students of Englishcar
noun ADJ. fast | new | second-hand, used a used car salesman | veteran, vintage | private The government wants more people to use public transport instead of private cars. | diesel, electric, motor, petrol | estate, hatchback, saloon, sports | armoured, Panda, patrol, police, squad, unmarked Police in an unmarked car had been following the stolen vehicle for several minutes. | racing, rally, stock | company, hire | getaway The robbers abandoned their getaway car in Sealand Road. | parked There was a line of parked cars in front of the building. VERB + CAR go/travel by | drive | have, own, run It's very expensive to run a car these days. | take It's too far to walk. I'll take the car. | get in/into, pile into He got in the car and they drove off. The kids all piled into the car. | get out of | get out You lock up the house and I'll get the car out. | stop | back, reverse | overtake, pass | lose control of I lost control of the car and it spun off the road. | leave, park | abandon, dump | build, make, manufacture, produce | repair, service, work on | take in I've got to take the car in for service. | wash | hire | break into, steal CAR + VERB start Despite the cold, the car started first time. | run on sth cars that run on diesel | do sth The car does 55 miles per gallon. The car was doing over 100 miles an hour. | pull out, turn out What cheek! That car pulled out right in front of me! | drive off, pull away | overtake sb/sth, pass sb/sth | accelerate | slow down | come to a halt, draw up, pull up, stop | skid, spin Her car skidded on a patch of ice. | break down, stall | collide with sth, crash, hit sth, leave the road His car hit a van coming in the opposite direction. CAR + NOUN boot, door, engine, horn, key, phone, tyre, window a car boot sale (= an outdoor sale where people sell things from the backs of their cars) | park, parking There's not enough car parking in the town centre. | driver | dealer, salesman, showroom | accident, crash | wash | tax | ferry
PREP. by ~ They take the children to school by car. | in a/the ~ I'll wait for you in the car. PHRASES cars on the roads The number of cars on the roads is increasing all the time. | a make/model of car Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 ☞ carcar / kB:(r) / ( also BrE formal 'motor car) ( NAmE also auto·mo·bile) noun1. a road vehicle with an engine and four wheels that can carry a small number of passengers 小汽车；轿车: Paula got into the car and drove off. 葆拉钻进汽车后驾车而去。 'How did you come?' ' By car.' "你怎么来的？" "开车来的。" Are you going in the car ? 你要开车去吗？ a car driver / manufacturer / dealer 汽车司机/制造商/经销商 a car accident / crash 汽车事故；撞车 Where can I park the car? 我可以在哪里停车呀？ ⇨ see also company car 2. (also rail·car both NAmE) a separate section of a train 火车车厢: Several cars went off the rails. 有几节火车车厢出轨了。 3. (BrE) (in compounds 构成复合词) a coach / car on a train of a particular type (某种类型的)火车车厢: a sleeping / dining car 卧铺车厢；餐车
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⇨ car (go by car) ⇨ carriage 1 (a buffet car) Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged carI. \ˈkär, ˈkȧ(r\ noun( -s) Etymology: Middle English carre, from Anglo-French, from Latin carra, plural of carrum, alteration of carrus, of Celtic origin; akin to Old Irish & Middle Welsh carr vehicle, Breton karr — more at current 1. : a vehicle moving on wheels: a. archaic : carriage , cart , wagon b. : a chariot of war or of triumph : a vehicle of splendor, dignity, or solemnity c. : a vehicle adapted to the rails of a railroad or street railway and used for carrying passengers and mail, baggage, freight, or other things — in British usage usually applied only to city tramways not railroads; compare carriage , coach , truck , van , wagon d. : automobile ; especially : a private passenger automobile as distinguished from a bus or truck 2. : the cage of an elevator 3. : the portion of an airship or balloon that is intended to carry the power plant, personnel, cargo, or equipment 4. [by folk etymology from corf] : a large live-box for keeping fish or lobsters alive II. \ˈkȧr\ adjectiveEtymology: Scottish Gaelic cearr1. chiefly Scotland : left-handed 2. chiefly Scotland a. : awkward b. : wrong , sinister , perverse III. abbreviation1. carat 2. cargo
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