CAR


Meaning of CAR in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈkär, dial also ]

ˈkȯr, ˈkyär noun

Etymology: Middle English carre, from Anglo-French, from Latin carra, plural of carrum, alteration of carrus, of Celtic origin; akin to Old Irish & Middle Welsh carr vehicle; akin to Latin currere to run

Date: 14th century

1. : a vehicle moving on wheels: as

a. archaic : carriage , chariot

b. : a vehicle designed to move on rails (as of a railroad)

c. : automobile

2. : the passenger compartment of an elevator

3. : the part of an airship or balloon that carries the passengers and cargo

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.