motorcar
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Noun
motorcar (plural motorcars)
- (dated) An enclosed passenger motor vehicle: a car (automobile).
- Synonyms: (US slang) auto, automobile, (British slang) motor
- Hypernym: motor vehicle
- Coordinate terms: motor truck, motortruck, motor coach, motorcoach, motor scooter, motorscooter
- (rail transport, US) A self-propelled railway vehicle.
- Synonyms: motor coach, power car, railcar
- Antonym: trailer car
Derived terms
Descendants
- → Alyawarr: mwetek, mwetek-mwetek
- → Australian Kriol: modiga, mudiga
- → Eastern Arrernte: mutakaye, mutekaye
- → Burarra: mutika
- → Djambarrpuyngu: mutika
- → Dhuwal: mutika
- → Fijian: motoka
- → Golpa: mutika
- → Gunwinggu: muddika, murrikka
- → Kunbarlang: muddikkang
- → Maori: motokā
- → Maung: mutika
- → Ngaanyatjarra: mutuka
- → Pitjantjatjara: mutuka
- → Pintupi-Luritja: mutuka, mutukayi
- → Swahili: motokaa
- → Tiwi: mutika
Translations
enclosed passenger vehicle powered by engine — see automobile
self-propelled railway vehicle — see railcar