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Wikipedia has articles on: CarEtymology
From Middle English carre < Anglo-Norman carre < Latin carra, neuter plural of carrus (“‘four-wheeled baggage wagon’”) Cf. Celtic carr (two-wheeled chariot) < Gaulish karros < Proto-Indo-European *krsos < PIE base *kers- (to run).
Pronunciation
Noun
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Singular car |
Plural cars |
car (plural cars)
- (dated) A wheeled vehicle, drawn by a horse or other animal
- A wheeled vehicle that moves independently, steered by a driver mostly for personal transportation; a motor car or automobile
- She drove her car to the mall.
- (rail transport, chiefly North American) An unpowered unit in a railroad train.
- The conductor linked the cars to the locomotive.
- (rail transport) an individual vehicle, powered or unpowered, in a multiple unit.
- The 11:10 to London was operated by a 4-car diesel multiple unit
- (rail transport) A passenger-carrying unit in a subway or elevated train, whether powered or not.
- From the front-most car of the subway, he filmed the progress through the tunnel.
- A rough unit of quantity approximating the amount which would fill a railroad car.
- We ordered five hundred cars of gypsum.
- 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.
- 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.
- The part of an airship, such as a balloon or dirigible, which houses the passengers and control apparatus.
- 1850, John Wise, A System of Aeronautics, page 152:
- Everything being apparently in readiness now, I stepped into the car of the balloon, […]
- 1850, John Wise, A System of Aeronautics, page 152:
- (sailing) A sliding fitting that runs along a track.
- 1995, Ken Textor, The New Book of Sail Trim[1], ISBN 0924486813, page 201:
- 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
- 1995, Ken Textor, The New Book of Sail Trim[1], ISBN 0924486813, page 201:
- (uncountable, US) The aggregate of desirable characteristics of a car.
- Buy now! You can get more car for your money.
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A hydrogen-powered car. |
Freight cars. |
A self-propelled passenger car. |
Ferris wheel cars. |
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Car on a sailboat. |
Car of a Zeppelin. |
Elevator cars. |
Synonyms
- (private vehicle that moves independently): auto, motorcar, vehicle; automobile (US), motor (British colloquial), carriage (obsolete)
- (non-powered part of a train): railcar, wagon
- (unit of quantity): carload, wagonload
- (passenger-carrying light rail unit): carriage
- (part of an airship): gondola, basket (balloons only)
Derived terms
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Adjective
car m. (feminine cara, masculine plural cars, feminine plural cares)
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Singular car cara f. |
Plural cars m. cares f. |
Czech
Etymology
From Old Church Slavonic цѣсарь (cěsarĭ) < Greek Καῖσαρ < Latin Caesar.
Noun
car m.
Derived terms
Esperanto
Noun
car
French
Pronunciation
Noun
car m.
- coach
- Les élèves vont à l’école en car. — The pupils go to school by coach.
Synonyms
- autocar
Conjunction
car
- as, since, because
- J’ai ouvert mon parapluie car il pleuvait. — I opened my umbrella because it was raining.
Synonyms
Translations
- Dutch: want
Interlingua
Adjective
car
Polish
Polish Wikipedia has an article on: CarEtymology
From Old Church Slavonic цѣсарь (cěsarĭ) < Greek Καῖσαρ < Latin Caesar.
Pronunciation
Noun
car m.
Declension
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | car | carowie |
| Genitive | cara | carów |
| Dative | carowi | carom |
| Accusative | cara | carów |
| Instrumental | carem | carami |
| Locative | carze | carach |
| Vocative | carze | carowie |
Derived terms
- caryca
- carewicz
- carówna
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *cěsarь, *cьsarь < Gothic 𐌺𐌰𐌹𐍃𐌰𐍂 (kaisar) < Latin Caesar.
Noun
cȁr m. (Cyrillic spelling ца̏р)
Declension
declension of car| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | car | carevi |
| genitive | cara | careva |
| dative | caru | carevima |
| accusative | cara | careve |
| vocative | care | carevi |
| locative | caru | carevima |
| instrumental | carem | carevima |
Derived terms
Slovene
Etymology
Croatian car
Pronunciation
- IPA: [ʦar]
Noun
car m. (dual carja, plural carji)
Declension
declension of car| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | car | carja | carji |
| genitive | carja | carjev | carjev |
| dative | carju | carjema | carjem |
| accusative | car | carja | carje |
| locative | o carju | o carjih | o carjih |
| instrumental | carjem | carjema | carji |
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Do you die from car gas if you start the car in the garage with garage door shut ?
Q. I need a serious answer . You are in the house and the car is in the garage. You start up the car and close the garage door shut, the garage does have the little small spot for air. Can you die or suffer intoxication (or how that's call) from the CO2 that the car release while you are in the house ??? I don't think so but my mom kept arguing with me and open the garage door ~_~. Unless you are deathtrap or something. I don't want to but it is winter and it's so cold to leave it open >< .
Asked by Vitz - Fri Jan 11 20:18:22 2008 - - 19 Answers - 0 Comments
A. You may not want to open the door because it's cold, but if there is incomplete combustion in a closed area you will have enough CO produced to make you sick or kill you. The engine of a car has very incomplete combustion of the gas and CO is produced in unhealthy quantity and the effect ic umulative, you don't get rid of the CO in your bloodstream for a while. Listen to your mom "Carbon monoxide is produced by furnaces, water heaters, cooking ranges and idling cars. It is a colorless and odorless gas that cannot be detected by smell, taste or sight. The gas is not only deadly, but deceptive as well, because carbon monoxide poisoning often masquerades as other illnesses"
Answered by ImaHarper - Fri Jan 11 20:30:02 2008
Q. I need a serious answer . You are in the house and the car is in the garage. You start up the car and close the garage door shut, the garage does have the little small spot for air. Can you die or suffer intoxication (or how that's call) from the CO2 that the car release while you are in the house ??? I don't think so but my mom kept arguing with me and open the garage door ~_~. Unless you are deathtrap or something. I don't want to but it is winter and it's so cold to leave it open >< .
Asked by Vitz - Fri Jan 11 20:18:22 2008 - - 19 Answers - 0 Comments
A. You may not want to open the door because it's cold, but if there is incomplete combustion in a closed area you will have enough CO produced to make you sick or kill you. The engine of a car has very incomplete combustion of the gas and CO is produced in unhealthy quantity and the effect ic umulative, you don't get rid of the CO in your bloodstream for a while. Listen to your mom "Carbon monoxide is produced by furnaces, water heaters, cooking ranges and idling cars. It is a colorless and odorless gas that cannot be detected by smell, taste or sight. The gas is not only deadly, but deceptive as well, because carbon monoxide poisoning often masquerades as other illnesses"
Answered by ImaHarper - Fri Jan 11 20:30:02 2008
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