From Middle English carre, borrowed from Anglo-French carre or charre, ultimately from Late Latin carra, the plural of carrum, meaning a vehicle or cart.
From Middle English carre, borrowed from Anglo-French carre or charre, ultimately from Late Latin carra, the plural of carrum, meaning a vehicle or cart.
What does car usually mean?
It usually means a small motor vehicle designed mainly to carry passengers on roads.
Can car mean part of a train?
Yes. Especially in North American English, a car is a rail vehicle or one section of a train.
What is an elevator car?
It is the compartment that moves in the shaft and carries passengers or goods.
What does car do in Lisp?
It returns the first component of a cons cell, commonly the first element of a non-empty list.
Should I write by car or by the car?
Use by car for the mode of travel. Use the car when referring to a particular vehicle.
Where does the word car come from?
It came through Middle English and Anglo-French from a Late Latin word for a cart or vehicle.