motor car
Engine-powered road vehicle
A motor car is a car—a self-propelled passenger vehicle.
The term dates from when cars were novel and needed distinguishing from horse-drawn carriages.
Now somewhat old-fashioned or formal, it persists in British English and in official or legal contexts: The Motor Car Act of 1903 introduced speed limits.
Self-propelled passenger conveyance
- sedanEnclosed passenger car
- coupeTwo-door fixed-roof car
- convertibleCar with folding roof
- hatchbackCar with rear swing-door
saloon · roadster · limousine · estate · chassis · bonnet · boot · windscreen
One who produces goods
- assembly lineSequential workstation manufacturing
- dealershipLicensed retail seller
- showroomRetail exhibition space
- productionMaking or generating something
engine · combustion · horsepower · cylinder · transmission · fuel injection · turbocharger · engineering
Extended pleasure drive
- commuteRegular work travel
- highwayMajor road for travel
- speedRate of motion
- trafficMovement along routes
journey · cruise · overtake · park · reverse · accelerate · brake · steer
Quality from past eras
- classicOf lasting excellence
- antiqueOld valued collectible
- Model TFirst mass-produced automobile
- Rolls-RoycePremier British automaker
Bentley · chauffeur · motoring · coachwork · running board
automobile
Self-propelled passenger conveyance
- sedanEnclosed passenger car
- coupeTwo-door fixed-roof car
- convertibleCar with folding roof
hatchback · saloon · roadster · limousine · estate · chassis · bonnet · boot · windscreen · fender
manufacturer
One who produces goods
- assembly lineSequential workstation manufacturing
- dealershipLicensed retail seller
- showroomRetail exhibition space
production · engine · combustion · horsepower · cylinder · transmission · fuel injection · turbocharger · engineering · Detroit
road trip
Extended pleasure drive
traffic · journey · cruise · overtake · park · reverse · accelerate · brake · steer · petrol station
vintage
Quality from past eras
Rolls-Royce · Bentley · chauffeur · motoring · coachwork · running board
- electric railelectric train, electric locomotive, subway, metro, light rail
- railcarsrailroad cars, railcars, train cars, railcar, freight cars
- Downton Abbey eraDownton Abbey, manor house, country estate, drawing room, butler
motor carhorse-drawn carriage
Animal-powered wheeled vehicle
horse and buggy · horse-drawn vehicle · horse cart · stagecoach · hansom cab
motor carhorse and buggy
Animal-drawn wheeled vehicle
covered wagon · stagecoach · horse-drawn carriage · prairie schooner · chariot