CAR

Modified immune protein

Car is a general term for a vehicle that runs on a road or track.

The most frequent use is to refer to a personal passenger vehicle with four wheels and an engine.

Other kinds of car are specified with compounds or phrases: railroad car, streetcar, cable car.

British speakers use car to refer to a carriage of a train, or a railcar.

vehicle

automobile

Self-propelled passenger conveyance

SUV · minivan · station wagon · convertible · driving · highway · traffic · parking · garage · dashboard

mechanical

engine

Machine producing motion

exhaust · carburetor · radiator · alternator · spark plug · oil change · tune-up · horsepower · torque · cylinder

culture

hot rod

Modified car for racing

luxury · cruising · custom · restoration · collector · enthusiast · drag racing · NASCAR · Formula One · pit stop

ownership

purchase

Goods obtained for payment

title · registration · insurance · depreciation · resale · trade-in · used · certified · warranty · financing

train

railcar

Track-bound transport vessel

  • boxcarEnclosed rail freight carrier
  • cabooseCrew shelter, train's end
  • flatcarSideless railroad freight carrier

gondola · hopper · coupling · derailment · siding · railway · consist · rolling stock · coach

elevator

cab

Vehicle for hire

  • liftMechanism for vertical transport
  • shaftNarrow vertical passage
  • floorIndoor walking surface

button · doors · capacity · descent · ascent · gondola · funicular · tram · aerial tramway · chairlift

Categories
Opposites
mode of transportation

CARwalking

Locomotion on foot

on foot · horse · foot · airplane · boat

motorized vs non-motorized transport

CARbicycle

Pedal-powered two-wheeler

bike · walking · on foot · horse · horseback

individual vs mass transit

CARpublic transit

Shared community vehicle system

mass transit · public transportation · bus · train · subway

Phrases
Family

cars, carriage, carriages, carry, carries, carried, carrying, carrier, carriers

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G