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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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
Instantly, the streets became raging rivers filled with wreckage—chunks of wood and metal and glass, overturned motorcars and wagons.
From Literature
Dozens of motorcars dating back from the 1930s to 1990s went on display for the return of the popular Vintage Wheels car rally.
From BBC
The only English word he could muster was “motorcar,” hoping someone would drive him to see a commander.
From Washington Post
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