cars
cars · noun
Definitions
noun
- 1.
Plural of car; road vehicles with four wheels powered by an engine, designed to carry a small number of passengers.
- 2.
Railway carriages or wagons.
Forms
plural: cars
Phrases & expressions
- •used cars — previously owned vehicles
- •rental cars — vehicles available for temporary hire
- •sports cars — high-performance vehicles designed for speed
- •like herding cats — comparing the difficulty of organizing something to managing cars (variation)
Related words
Etymology
From Latin carrus ("wheeled vehicle"), from Gaulish karros, from Proto-Celtic karros ("wagon"). The modern sense of a motor vehicle developed in the late 19th century with the invention of the automobile.