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View synonyms for motorcar

motorcar

[ moh-ter-kahr ]

noun

  1. Chiefly British. an automobile.
  2. Railroads. a self-propelled car for freight or passengers.


motorcar

/ ˈməʊtəˌkɑː /

noun

  1. a more formal word for car
  2. a self-propelled electric railway car
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of motorcar1

An Americanism dating back to 1885–90; motor + car 1
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Example Sentences

You can make a better horse carriage, but eventually it takes a radical innovation to make a motorcar—otherwise progress stalls.

“I would build a motorcar for the great multitudes,” he proclaimed.

Suddenly, the modern world is really beginning: the movies and a much, much wider use of the motorcar, and all of those things.

When the original edition of the “Great North Road” was published—in 1901—the motorcar was yet a new thing.

It was only a little distance to the bank, but Lewis insisted on making the journey in a motorcar which stood at the curb.

And I'd give you a motorcar of your own to get about in and pay your visits; and there are good stables if you want to ride.

Not only are the transportation conditions different, but the motorcar industry in the country is on a different basis.

The woman motorcar driver has made her appearance in the zone of the army.

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