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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Zelenskyy nixed the usual motorcar parade to walk among the throng that elected him, taking selfies with people along the way.
From Salon ● Mar. 5, 2022
The firehouse has a proud history, including in 1929 buying the town’s first motorcar: a flame-red Model A.
From The Guardian ● Dec. 12, 2020
But as the steam engine gave way to the motorcar in the 1920s, the building found another new life: Thomas J. Crowell’s fuel and auto body shop.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 25, 2017
It was, quite possibly, the first rearview mirror on a motorcar.
From New York Times ● May 16, 2016
Likely she was curious to know what happened, or maybe she just wanted to look at a motorcar up close.
From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns
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