car car /ˈkɑːr/

noun

1. () A motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine  ( machine , autocar [Archaic] , motorcar , auto [Informal] , automobile [ N. American] , car )
   a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
    He needs a car to get to work
   he needs a car to get to work
   
   
2. () A wheeled vehicle adapted to the rails of railroad  ( railcar , railroad car [ N. American] , railway car [Canadian, British] , car , railway carriage [Canadian, British] )
   a wheeled vehicle adapted to the rails of railroad
    Three cars had jumped the rails
   three cars had jumped the rails
   
   
3. A conveyance for passengers or freight on a cable railway  ( cable car , car )
   a conveyance for passengers or freight on a cable railway
    They took a cable car to the top of the mountain
   they took a cable car to the top of the mountain
   
   
4. [ N. American] Where passengers ride up and down  ( car [ N. American] , elevator car [ N. American] )
   where passengers ride up and down
    The car was on the top floor
   the car was on the top floor
   
   
5. The compartment that is suspended from an airship and that carries personnel and the cargo and the power plant  ( car , gondola )
   the compartment that is suspended from an airship and that carries personnel and the cargo and the power plant