car

Substantiv

1. 1

   A wheeled vehicle that moves independently, with at least three wheels, powered mechanically, steered by a driver and mostly for personal transportation but relatively smaller than a truck/lorry and a bus.

   in a car

   He drove his car to the theatre.

   He was thinking about buying a brand new car.

   I'm a stunt; ride in the car with some bump in the trunk.

2. 2

   altertümlichA wheeled vehicle, drawn by a horse or other animal.

   It shall suffice me to enioy your loue, Which whiles I haue, I thinke my selfe as great, As Caesar riding in the Romaine streete, With captiue kings at his triumphant Carre.

   He has deserved it [armour], were it carbuncled Like holy Phoebus’ car.

   The Red Foliot sate in his car of polished ebony, drawn by six black horses with flowing manes and tails; before him went his musicians, pipers and minstrels doing their craft, and behind him fifty spearmen, weighed down with armour and ponderous shields that covered them from chin to toe.

   In a poem by Sappho, Aphrodite is represented as riding in a car drawn by sparrows.

3. 3

   altertümlichA wheeled vehicle, drawn by a horse or other animal. A cart.

4. 4

   altertümlichA wheeled vehicle, drawn by a horse or other animal. A chariot.

5. 5

   altertümlichA wheeled vehicle, drawn by a horse or other animal. A four-wheeled cab, as opposed to a (two-wheeled) Hansom cab.

6. 6

   Any vehicle designed to run on rails, especially an unpowered one towed by being connected to others. An unpowered unit in a railroad train, used to hold either passengers or cargo.

   The conductor coupled the cars to the locomotive.

7. 7

   Any vehicle designed to run on rails, especially an unpowered one towed by being connected to others. A similar vehicle used in special contexts, such as mines, quarries, and mills.

8. 8

   Any vehicle designed to run on rails, especially an unpowered one towed by being connected to others. an individual vehicle, powered or unpowered, in a multiple unit.

   The 11:10 to London was operated by a 4-car diesel multiple unit.

9. 9

   Any vehicle designed to run on rails, especially an unpowered one towed by being connected to others. A passenger-carrying unit in a subway or elevated train, whether powered or not.

   From the frontmost car of the subway, he filmed the progress through the tunnel.

10. 10

    Any vehicle designed to run on rails, especially an unpowered one towed by being connected to others. A rough unit of quantity approximating the amount which would fill a railroad car.

    We ordered five hundred cars of gypsum.

    This market reports only one or two cars per day, selling by the hundred weight, and at a price a little lower than that of Indian corn.

11. 11

    The moving, load-carrying component of an elevator or other cable-drawn transport mechanism.

    Fix the car of the express elevator - the door is sticking.

12. 12

    The passenger-carrying portion of certain amusement park rides, such as Ferris wheels.

    The most exciting part of riding a Ferris wheel is when your car goes over the top.

13. 13

    The part of an airship, such as a balloon or dirigible, which houses the passengers and control apparatus.

    Everything being apparently in readiness now, I stepped into the car of the balloon, […]

    "What about a car?" "The car will be my next care. I have already planned how it is to be made and attached. Meanwhile I will simply show you how capable my apparatus is of supporting the weight of each of us."

14. 14

    A sliding fitting that runs along a track.

    On boats 25 feet or more, it is best to mount a mast car and track on the front of the mast so you can adjust the height of the pole above the deck.

15. 15

    A floating perforated box for living fish.

16. 16

    SlangA clique or gang.

17. 17

    Variante von catDeliberate misspelling of cat.

Substantiv

1. 1

   The first part of a cons in Lisp. The first element of a list.

   The elements of a list are the successive cars along the "cdr chain." That is, the elements are the car, the car of the cdr, the car of the cdr of the cdr, etc.

Formen

Plural

cars