motorcar

[ moh-ter-kahr ]

/ ˈmoʊ tərˌkɑr /

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noun

Chiefly British. an automobile.

Railroads. a self-propelled car for freight or passengers.

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Origin of motorcar

An Americanism dating back to 1885–90; motor + car¹

Words nearby motorcar

motorboat, motorboating, motorbus, motorcade, motor camp, motorcar, motor caravan, motorcoach, motor cortex, motorcycle, motor development

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How to use motorcar in a sentence

You can make a better horse carriage, but eventually it takes a radical innovation to make a motorcar—otherwise progress stalls.
How behemoth companies quash innovation|Katie McLean|February 24, 2021|MIT Technology Review
“I would build a motorcar for the great multitudes,” he proclaimed.
Henry Ford Understood That Raising Wages Would Bring Him More Profit|Daniel Gross|January 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Suddenly, the modern world is really beginning: the movies and a much, much wider use of the motorcar, and all of those things.
The Brits' Surprising Emmy Hit|Jace Lacob|August 29, 2011|DAILY BEAST
When the original edition of the “Great North Road” was published—in 1901—the motorcar was yet a new thing.
The Great North Road: London to York|Charles G. Harper

It was only a little distance to the bank, but Lewis insisted on making the journey in a motorcar which stood at the curb.
The Hidden Places|Bertrand W. Sinclair
And I'd give you a motorcar of your own to get about in and pay your visits; and there are good stables if you want to ride.
The Honour of the Clintons|Archibald Marshall
Not only are the transportation conditions different, but the motorcar industry in the country is on a different basis.
Kelly Miller's History of the World War for Human Rights|Kelly Miller
The woman motorcar driver has made her appearance in the zone of the army.
The Stars & Stripes, Vol 1, No 1, February 8, 1918|American Expeditionary Forces

British Dictionary definitions for motorcar

motorcar

/ (ˈməʊtəˌkɑː) /

noun

a more formal word for car (def. 1)

a self-propelled electric railway car

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