car
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(noun) 4-wheeled motor vehicle; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine; "he needs a car to get to work" |
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Synonyms: auto, automobile, machine, motorcar |
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Related Words: ambulance, automotive vehicle, beach waggon, beach wagon, bus, cab, compact, compact car, convertible, coupe, cruiser, hack, hardtop, hatchback, heap, hearse, horseless carriage, hot rod, jalopy, jeep, landrover, limo, limousine, motor vehicle, pace car, patrol car, phaeton, police car, prowl car, race car, racer, racing car, roadster, runabout, sedan, sport car, sports car, squad car, station waggon, station wagon, stock car, taxi, taxicab, tourer, touring car, two-seater, waggon, wagon |
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(noun) a wheeled vehicle adapted to the rails of railroad; "three cars had jumped the rails" |
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Synonyms: railcar, railroad car, railway car |
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Related Words: baggage car, cabin car, carriage, coach, freight car, handcar, luggage van, mail car, passenger car, slip carriage, slip coach, tender, wheeled vehicle |
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(noun) where passengers ride up and down; "the car was on the top floor" |
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Synonyms: elevator car |
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Related Words: compartment |
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(noun) car suspended from an airship and carrying personnel and cargo and power plant |
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Synonyms: gondola |
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Related Words: compartment |
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(noun) a conveyance for passengers or freight on a cable railway; "they took a cable car to the top of the mountain" |
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Synonyms: cable car |
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Related Words: compartment |
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