Dictionary

car

-noun

1. (dated) A wheeled vehicle, drawn by a horse or other animal
2. A wheeled vehicle that moves independently, steered by a driver mostly for personal transportation; a motor car or automobile
3. (rail transport, mainly, US) A nonpowered unit in a railroad train.
4. (rail transport) an individual vehicle, powered or unpowered, in a multiple unit.
5. (rail transport) A passenger-carrying unit in a subway or elevated train, whether powered or not.
6. A rough unit of quantity approximating the amount which would fill a railroad car.
7. The moving, load-carrying component of an elevator or other cable-drawn transport mechanism.
8. The passenger-carrying portion of certain amusement park rides, such as Ferris wheels.
9. The part of an airship, such as a balloon or dirigible, which houses the passengers and control apparatus.
10. (sailing) A sliding fitting that runs along a track.

Car

-proper noun

1. A Nicobarese language having the ISO 639-3 code "caq."