car
1
5.3
- noun
- /kɑr/
- Everyone loaded onto the elevator car, assuming the position: hands folded in front, eyes forward.
Examples
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Going up and down in a little car is not my idea of fun.
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Just then, the doors to the elevator shut, and the car started to ascend.
Fiction book (1998) -
Please keep hands and feet inside the car at all times.
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I will go down the lift car to try and discover him.
Fiction book (1991) -
Her eyes fell on the cable running from the lift car up into the leaves and branches above.
Fiction book (1991) -
Getting out of the lift car, every one of them found himself stumbling and swaying.
Fiction book (1991) -
The elevator doors close, and the car beneath the skylight begins to descend.
Fiction book (1993) -
We caught the big swaying elevator car to the bar at The Top of the Sixes.
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When the motor turns the pulley, the elevator car and the counterweight go in opposite directions.
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Screens inside the car and on the wall of the station guide the driver.
Synonyms
13
3.5
A vehicle that hangs from a cable and carries people up a hill
2
2.7
An enclosed space inside an elevator that carries people or goods between floors
Idioms
- Informal
1
9.9
A person who finally gets what they wanted but does not know what to do next
Compounds
- Offensive
58
5.0
An explosive hidden inside a car that can be set off by remote control or a timer
12
2.1
A small electric car at an amusement park that people drive to hit other cars on purpose
11
3.5
An older car that people collect and keep in good condition because of its age and style
- US
5
1.0
A round rubber cover that fits a car wheel, holds air, and helps the car grip the road
2
3.7
A road accident where several cars crash into each other, often after one car hits another
- US
2
2.7
An enclosed space inside an elevator that carries people or goods between floors
- Archaic
1
3.5
A train carriage where postal workers sort and carry mail while the train moves
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Etymology
The word car comes from carrus 'wheeled vehicle', and over time it was used for any compartment that moves people, even up and down. So an elevator car is the part that carries people between floors.