car : Idioms & Phrases

• noun an armor-plated truck with strong doors and locks used to transport money or valuables
  armored car.
  
  • the paintings were delivered to the museum in an air-conditioned armored car
• noun a military combat vehicle on wheels with light armor (and usually a machine gun)
  armored car.
  

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• noun an armor-plated truck with strong doors and locks used to transport money or valuables
  armored car.
  
  • the paintings were delivered to the museum in an air-conditioned armored car
• noun a military combat vehicle on wheels with light armor (and usually a machine gun)
  armored car.
  

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• noun a railway car where passengers' bags are carried
  luggage van.
  

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• (Railroads), a freight car covered with a roof and inclosed on the sides to protect its contents.

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• noun a passenger car where food is served in transit
  buffet car; dining compartment; diner.
  

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• noun a small low-powered electrically powered vehicle driven on a special platform where there are many others to be dodged
  Dodgem.
  

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• noun a car on a freight train for use of the train crew; usually the last car on the train
  caboose.
  

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• noun a conveyance for passengers or freight on a cable railway
  car.
  
  • they took a cable car to the top of the mountain

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• noun a lead-acid storage battery in a motor vehicle; usually a 12-volt battery of six cells; the heart of the car's electrical system
  automobile battery.
  

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• noun a bomb placed in a car and wired to explode when the ignition is started or by remote control or by a timing device
  

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• noun an outdoor sale at which people sell things from the trunk of their car
  boot sale.
  

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• noun keeping a car in good working order
  

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• noun a trailer that can be loaded with new cars for delivery to sales agencies
  

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• noun a company that makes and sells automobiles
  auto company.
  

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• a shackle or other device for connecting the cars in a railway train. U. S.

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• noun a firm that sells and buys cars
  

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• noun the door of a car
  

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• noun a factory where automobiles are manufactured
  auto factory; automobile factory.
  

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• noun a device on an automobile for making a warning noise
  automobile horn; horn; hooter; motor horn.
  

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• noun insurance against loss due to theft or traffic accidents
  automobile insurance.
  

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• noun a personal loan to purchase an automobile
  automobile loan; auto loan.
  

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• noun a business engaged in the manufacture of automobiles
  auto maker; automaker; auto manufacturer; car maker; carmaker.
  

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• noun a business engaged in the manufacture of automobiles
  auto maker; automaker; auto manufacturer; car maker; carmaker.
  

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• noun a mirror that the driver of a car can use
  

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• noun a lot where cars are parked
  parking area; parking lot; park.
  

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• noun a component of an automobile
  auto part.
  
  • his business is auto parts

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• noun a small group of car drivers who arrange to take turns driving while the others are passengers
  

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• noun garage for one or two cars consisting of a flat roof supported on poles
  carport.
  

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• noun a race between (usually high-performance) automobiles
  automobile race; auto race.
  

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• noun the sport of racing automobiles
  auto racing.
  

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• noun a rented car
  u-drive; car rental; self-drive; you-drive; hire car.
  
  • she picked up a hire car at the airport and drove to her hotel

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• noun a seat in a car
  

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• noun motion sickness experienced while traveling in a car
  

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• noun a tire consisting of a rubber ring around the rim of an automobile wheel
  rubber tire; automobile tire; auto tire.
  

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• noun cars coming and going
  automobile traffic.
  

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• noun a train that transports passengers and their automobiles
  

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• noun a long truck for carrying motor vehicles
  transporter.
  

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• noun a wheel that has a tire and rim and hubcap; used to propel the car
  

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Car" wheel`

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1. A flanged wheel of a railway car or truck.

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• noun a window in a car
  

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• noun a ferry that transports motor vehicles
  

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• noun someone whose occupation is repairing and maintaining automobiles
  auto-mechanic; grease monkey; automobile mechanic; mechanic.
  

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• noun a freight car for transporting cattle
  

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• noun a passenger car for day travel; you pay extra fare for individual chairs
  chair car; drawing-room car; palace car; parlor car.
  

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• noun railroad car having a bar and tables and lounge chairs
  club car.
  

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• noun freight car with fixed sides and no roof; for transporting coal
  

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• a railroad car containing two or more compartments used for different purposes. U. S.

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• noun a small and economical car
  compact.
  

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• noun a passenger car where food is served in transit
  buffet car; dining compartment; diner.
  

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• noun a passenger car for day travel; you pay extra fare for individual chairs
  chair car; drawing-room car; palace car; parlor car.
  

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• . See Palace car, under Car.

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• (Railroad), a car containing its own steam power or locomotive.

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• a railway car, or a cart, the body of which can be tilted to empty the contents; called also dump car, or dump cart.

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• noun a car that is powered by electricity
  electric automobile; electric.
  

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• noun where passengers ride up and down
  car.
  
  • the car was on the top floor

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• noun a car that has a long body and rear door with space behind rear seat
  station waggon; wagon; station wagon; beach waggon; beach wagon; waggon.
  

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• any passenger car of the highest regular class, and intended for passengers who pay the highest regular rate; distinguished from a second-class car.

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• noun a railway car that carries freight
  

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• (Railrood), a car for the transportation of merchandise or other goods. U. S.

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• in quarrying, a car which carries a drilling machine so arranged as to drill a line of holes.

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• etc., the distance between the wheels; ordinarily called the track.

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• noun a low flat-bottomed freight car with fixed sides but no roof
  gondola.
  

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• (Railroad), a small car propelled by hand, used by railroad laborers, etc. U. S.

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• noun a rented car
  u-drive; car rental; self-drive; you-drive; hire car.
  
  • she picked up a hire car at the airport and drove to her hotel

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• . (a) A railroad car drawn by horses. See under Car. (b) A car fitted for transporting horses.

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• an ommibus car, draw by horses or other power upon rails laid in the streets. U. S.

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• (Railroad), a freight car with inclosing sides and a roof; a box car.

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• noun an open two-wheeled one-horse cart formerly widely used in Ireland
  jaunting car.
  

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• a kind of low-set open vehicle, used in Ireland, in which the passengers ride sidewise, sitting back to back. Written also jaunty car.

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• noun an open two-wheeled one-horse cart formerly widely used in Ireland
  jaunting car.
  

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• a water-tight boat or box, traveling on a line from a wrecked vessel to the shore. In it person are hauled through the waves and surf.

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• a locomotive and a car combined in one vehicle; a dummy engine. U.S.

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• noun railroad car having a bar and tables and lounge chairs
  club car.
  

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• noun a railway car in which mail is transported and sorted
  

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• noun a passenger car for passengers who want to avoid tobacco smoke
  nonsmoker.
  

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• noun a high-performance car that leads a parade of competing cars through the pace lap and then pulls off the course
  

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• noun a passenger car for day travel; you pay extra fare for individual chairs
  chair car; drawing-room car; palace car; parlor car.
  

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• . See under Car.

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• (Railroad), cars especially designed and furnished for the comfort of travelers.

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• noun a police cruiser
  

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• (Railroad), a car wheel having a steel tire, and a center formed of compressed paper held between two plate-iron disks. Forney.

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• . See Palace car, under Car.

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• noun a passenger car for day travel; you pay extra fare for individual chairs
  chair car; drawing-room car; palace car; parlor car.
  

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• noun a passenger car for day travel; you pay extra fare for individual chairs
  chair car; drawing-room car; palace car; parlor car.
  

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• noun a railcar where passengers ride
  carriage; coach.
  

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• noun a car in which policemen cruise the streets; equipped with radiotelephonic communications to headquarters
  cruiser; police cruiser; prowl car; patrol car; police car.
  

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• a railway car without permanent raised sides or covering; a fat.

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• noun a car in which policemen cruise the streets; equipped with radiotelephonic communications to headquarters
  cruiser; police cruiser; prowl car; patrol car; police car.
  

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• noun a car in which policemen cruise the streets; equipped with radiotelephonic communications to headquarters
  cruiser; police cruiser; prowl car; patrol car; police car.
  

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• noun luxurious passenger car; for day or night travel
  Pullman.
  

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Pull"man car`

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1. A kind of sleeping car; also, a palace car; -- often shortened to Pullman.

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• noun a fast car that competes in races
  race car; racer.
  

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• noun a fast car that competes in races
  race car; racer.
  

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• noun a wheeled vehicle adapted to the rails of railroad
  railroad car; car; railcar.
  
  • three cars had jumped the rails

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• noun a wheeled vehicle adapted to the rails of railroad
  railroad car; car; railcar.
  
  • three cars had jumped the rails

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• a large, heavy vehicle with flanged wheels fitted for running on a railway. U.S.

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• noun a freight car that is equipped with refrigeration system
  

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• (Railroad), a freight car constructed as a refrigerator, for the transportation of fresh meats, fish, etc., in a temperature kept cool by ice.

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• noun a rented car
  u-drive; car rental; self-drive; you-drive; hire car.
  
  • she picked up a hire car at the airport and drove to her hotel

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• noun fast armored military vehicle with four-wheel drive and open top
  reconnaissance vehicle.
  

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• noun a car that has been previously owned; not a new car
  secondhand car.
  

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• noun a passenger car that has berths for sleeping
  wagon-lit; sleeper.
  

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• a railway car or carrriage, arranged with apartments and berths for sleeping.

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• noun a passenger car for passengers who wish to smoke
  smoking compartment; smoker; smoking carriage.
  

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• a railway car carriage reserved for the use of passengers who smoke tobacco.

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• noun a small low car with a high-powered engine; usually seats two persons
  sport car.
  

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• noun a small low car with a high-powered engine; usually seats two persons
  sport car.
  

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• noun a car in which policemen cruise the streets; equipped with radiotelephonic communications to headquarters
  cruiser; police cruiser; prowl car; patrol car; police car.
  

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• a car driven by steam power, or drawn by a locomotive.

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• noun a car kept in dealers' stock for regular sales
  
• noun a racing car with the basic chassis of a commercially available car
  

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• a railway car for carrying cattle.

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• noun a car smaller than a compact car
  subcompact.
  

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• noun a freight car that transports liquids or gases in bulk
  tank.
  

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• . See under Oar, n.

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• noun large open car seating four with folding top
  tourer; phaeton.
  

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• noun a truck equipped to hoist and pull wrecked cars (or to remove cars from no-parking zones)
  wrecker; tow truck.
  

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• a car made to run on a tramway, especially a street railway car.

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• noun a wheeled vehicle that runs on rails and is propelled by electricity
  tram; tramcar; streetcar; trolley.
  

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• a wheeled car powered by electricity drawn from a trolley, and thus constrained to follow the trolley lines.

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• noun a car that has been previously owned; not a new car
  secondhand car.
  

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• noun a parking lot where a dealer in used-cars displays cars for sale
  

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• (Railway), a car fitted up with apparatus and implements for removing the wreck occasioned by an accident, as by a collision.

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