motorcar
Americannoun
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a more formal word for car
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a self-propelled electric railway car
Etymology
Origin of motorcar
Example Sentences
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But we had our way of observing the day, and we stayed faithful to it even in the age of the motorcar.
From Literature
The windows weren’t glassed in at the rear of the streetcar, and the wind cooled my face as we screeched and clanged through streets teeming with motorcars and pedestrians.
From Literature
And a Ford motorcar in the driveway to boot.
From Literature
A few gleaming motorcars pass with a honk.
From Literature
Her style, which she described as “clear painting,” looks backward to mannerism and forward to futurism and has a high-gloss sheen to it, like the chrome plating of a motorcar.
From New York Times
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