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Definition car
Etymology 1
Middle English carre, borrowed from Anglo-Norman carre, from Old Northern French (compare Old French char), from Latin carra, neuter plural of carrus (“four-wheeled baggage wagon”), or Gaulish origin. Doublet of horse, hurry, rush, courier, and course.
Noun
car (plural cars)
- A wheeled vehicle that moves independently, with at least three wheels, powered mechanically, steered by a driver and mostly for personal transportation; a motorcar or automobile.
- (dated) A wheeled vehicle, drawn by a horse or other animal; a chariot.
- (Britain, Birmingham, obsolete) A four-wheeled cab, as opposed to a (two-wheeled) Hansom cab.
- (rail transport, chiefly Canada, US) An unpowered unit in a railroad train.
- (rail transport) an individual vehicle, powered or unpowered, in a multiple unit.
- (rail transport) A passenger-carrying unit in a subway or elevated train, whether powered or not.
- A rough unit of quantity approximating the amount which would fill a railroad car.
- The moving, load-carrying component of an elevator or other cable-drawn transport mechanism.
- The passenger-carrying portion of certain amusement park rides, such as Ferris wheels.
- The part of an airship, such as a balloon or dirigible, which houses the passengers and control apparatus.
- (sailing) A sliding fitting that runs along a track.
- (uncountable, US, slang) The aggregate of desirable characteristics of a car.
- (US) A floating perforated box for living fish.
Etymology 2
Etymology unclear, but probably from Proto-Germanic *karzijan? (“to turn”), from Proto-Indo-European *gers- (“to bend, turn”). Compare cair (“to turn, go”), char (“to turn”), Dutch keren (“to turn”), German Kehre (“turn, bend”).
Shakespeare had something of a fondness for verbalizing nouns, and sometimes even substantivizing verbs. However, anything other than a "turn" does not seem to make any sense within the broader context of the cited Sonnet.
Noun
car (plural cars)
- (obsolete) A turn.
Etymology 3
Acronym of contents of the address part of register number. Note that it was based on original hardware and has no meaning today.
Noun
car (plural cars)
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