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
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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Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
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Noun
His car racing debut came in 2018 in the NACAM Formula Four Championship, which raced in North and Central America.
—Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
Cargill's time with the title was cut short, as Naomi shoved her off a platform and onto a parked car.
—Fernando Quiles Jr, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025
Deiseroth continued to yell and bang his head in the back of the car while Lane, Dorestant and Scibilia arranged for Deiseroth’s estranged wife to come down from Miami-Dade County to pick up the couple’s children, according to the footage and his arrest report.
—David Goodhue
october 24, Miami Herald, 24 Oct. 2025
At one point, protesters surrounded Sures’ wife Linda’s car.
—Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 24 Oct. 2025
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“Car.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/car. Accessed 29 Oct. 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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