car

car

W1S1 [ka: US ka:r] n

↑fog lamp, ↑headlight, ↑indicator, ↑mirror

[Date: 1800-1900; Origin: car 'carriage' (14-19 centuries), from Anglo-French carre, from Latin carrus]

1.) a vehicle with four wheels and an engine, that can carry a small number of passengers

▪ I've left my bag in the car.

▪ I always go to work by car .

▪ Dan got out of the car and locked the door.

▪ He wasn't even old enough to drive a car .

▪ Cars were parked on both sides of the road.

▪ A line of parked cars ran parallel to the pavements.

▪ You really ought to walk a bit more, rather than taking the car everywhere.

▪ Coughlan was killed in a car accident .

▪ a high-speed car chase through the streets of London

▪ Car crime is the fastest-growing crime.

▪ Police cars occasionally circled the building.

2.) sleeping/dining/buffet car

a train carriage used for sleeping, eating etc

3.) AmE a train carriage

4.) the part of a lift, ↑balloon, or ↑airship in which people or goods are carried

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COLLOCATES for sense 1

by car

get in/into a car

get out of a car

drive a car

park a car

parked car

take the car (=drive it somewhere)

car crash/accident

car chase

car crime

police car

company car (=a car you are given to use by your company)

HINT sense 1

Do not use go in/out with 'car'. Use get in/out: She got into her car (NOT went into her car) and drove off. |'Stop the car. I want to get out!' (NOT go out)

WORD FOCUS: car

big cars: limousine, people carrier (BrE), gas-guzzler (AmE informal), estate car (BrE)

small cars: compact (AmE), hatchback (BrE)

other types of car: pickup, van, saloon (BrE) sedan (AmE), sports car, convertible, SUV (AmE), off-roader, four-wheel drive/4x4

where you park your car: garage, car park (BrE) parking lot (AmE), multi-storey car park (BrE), parking space, carport

someone who drives a car: driver, motorist, learner driver

someone who drives a rich or important person's car for them: chauffeur, driver

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