car meaning and definition

CAR noun

Definition of car (noun)

1. a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
   • "he needs a car to get to work"
   • synonyms: auto, automobile, machine, motorcar
2. a wheeled vehicle adapted to the rails of railroad
   • "three cars had jumped the rails"
   • synonyms: railcar, railroad car, railway car
3. the compartment that is suspended from an airship and that carries personnel and the cargo and the power plant
   • synonyms: gondola
4. where passengers ride up and down
   • "the car was on the top floor"
   • synonyms: elevator car
5. a conveyance for passengers or freight on a cable railway
   • "they took a cable car to the top of the mountain"
   • synonyms: cable car