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Word car
WordType (noun)
Phonetic BrE / kɑː(r) / NAmE / kɑːr /
Example
  • paula got into the car and drove off.
  • ‘how did you come?’ ‘by car.’
  • are you going in the car?
  • a car driver/manufacturer/dealer
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car

(noun)BrE / kɑː(r) / NAmE / kɑːr /
  1. a road vehicle with an engine and four wheels that can carry a small number of passengers
    • see also company car
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/company-car
    • Paula got into the car and drove off.
    • ‘How did you come?’ ‘By car.’
    • Are you going in the car?
    • a car driver/manufacturer/dealer
    • a car accident/crash
    • Where can I park the car?
  2. a separate section of a train
    • Several cars went off the rails.
  3. a coach/car on a train of a particular type
    • a sleeping/dining car

    Extra Examples

    • He got in the car and they drove off.
    • He pulled his car over at a small hotel.
    • He swerved his car sharply to the right.
    • Her car skidded on a patch of ice.
    • His car hit a van coming in the opposite direction.
    • I have to take the car in for a service.
    • I lost control of the car and it spun off the road.
    • I’ll wait for you in the car.
    • It’s too far to walk. I’ll take the car.
    • It’s very expensive to run a car these days.
    • Police in an unmarked car had been following the stolen vehicle for several minutes.
    • The car does 55 miles per gallon.
    • The car was doing over 100 miles an hour.
    • The government wants more people to use public transport instead of private cars.
    • The government wants to reduce the use of private cars.
    • The kids all piled into the car.
    • The number of cars on the road is increasing all the time.
    • The red car suddenly pulled out in front of me.
    • The robbers abandoned their getaway car and ran off.
    • The robbers abandoned their getaway car in Sealand Road.
    • There was a line of parked cars in front of the building.
    • There’s not enough car parking in the city.
    • They take the children to school by car.
    • What cheek! That car pulled out right in front of me!
    • You lock up the house and I’ll get the car out.
    • a car boot sale
    • a used car salesman
    • cars that run on diesel
    • ‘How did you come?’ ‘By car.’
    • Are we going in the car?
    • He had to take his car to the garage.
    • He opened the car door for her.
    • I can put the wheelchair in the back of the car.
    • I decided to buy a second-hand car.
    • She was sitting in the smoking car.
    • The driver crashed the stolen car while being chased by the police.
    • They parked the car and walked the rest of the way.
    • They were admiring his new sports car.
    • a buffet car
    • a sleeping/dining car

    Word Origin

    • late Middle English (in the general sense ‘wheeled vehicle’): from Old Northern French carre, based on Latin carrum, carrus, of Celtic origin.
Copyright This card's content is collected from the following dictionaries: Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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