Motorcar

noun

noun ·3 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An enclosed passenger motor vehicle: a car (automobile). dated
  2. 2
    a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine wordnet
  3. 3
    A self-propelled railway vehicle. US

Example

More examples

"Carriages gradually disappeared with the advent of the motorcar."

Etymology

From motor + car.

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