car : Idioms & Phrases


armored car

  • 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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armoured car

  • 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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baggage car

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

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

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

  • 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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cabin car

  • 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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cable car

  • 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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car battery

  • 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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car bomb

  • 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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car boot sale

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

  • noun keeping a car in good working order
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car carrier

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

  • noun a company that makes and sells automobiles
    auto company.
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Car coupling, or Car coupler

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

  • noun a firm that sells and buys cars
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car door

  • noun the door of a car
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car factory

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  • noun the sport of racing automobiles
    auto racing.
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car rental

  • 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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car seat

  • noun a seat in a car
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car sickness

  • noun motion sickness experienced while traveling in a car
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car tire

  • 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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car traffic

  • noun cars coming and going
    automobile traffic.
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car train

  • noun a train that transports passengers and their automobiles
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car transporter

  • noun a long truck for carrying motor vehicles
    transporter.
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car wheel

  • 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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car window

  • noun a window in a car
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car-ferry

  • noun a ferry that transports motor vehicles
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car-mechanic

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

  • noun a freight car for transporting cattle
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chair car

  • 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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club car

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

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

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

  • noun a small and economical car
    compact.
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dining car

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

  • 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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Dummy car

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

  • 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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electric car

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

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

  • 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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First-class carFirst-class railway carriage

  • 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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Freight car

  • 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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Gadding car

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

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

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

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

  • 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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Horse car

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

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

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

  • 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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jaunty car

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

  • 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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Locomotive car

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

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

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

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

  • 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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Palace car

  • 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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Palace car, Drawing-room car, Sleeping car, Parior caretc.

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

  • noun a police cruiser
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Paper car wheel

  • (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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Parior car

  • . See Palace car, under Car.
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parlor car

  • 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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parlour car

  • 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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passenger car

  • noun a railcar where passengers ride
    carriage; coach.
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patrol car

  • 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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Platform car

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

  • 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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prowl car

  • 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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pullman car

  • noun luxurious passenger car; for day or night travel
    Pullman.
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Pull"man car`
Etymology
Named after Mr. Pullman, who introduced them.
Definitions
  1. A kind of sleeping car; also, a palace car; -- often shortened to Pullman.
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race car

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

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

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

  • 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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Refrigerator car

  • 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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rent-a-car

  • 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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scout car

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

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

  • 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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Smoking car

  • 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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sport car

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

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

  • 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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Steam car

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

  • 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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subcompact car

  • noun a car smaller than a compact car
    subcompact.
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tank car

  • noun a freight car that transports liquids or gases in bulk
    tank.
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To toss the cars

  • . See under Oar, n.
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touring car

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

  • 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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Tram car

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

  • 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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used-car

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

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

  • (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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