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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Tolkien supported Franco in the Spanish Civil War, disliked the motorcar and had his doubts about Shakespeare.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
The firehouse has a proud history, including in 1929 buying the town's first motorcar: a flame-red Model A.
From Salon ● Dec. 27, 2020
One of the Commodore’s men steps from the motorcar, still hatless, and asks where his could be.
From New York Times ● Sep. 7, 2014
Marinetti's hot-headed poets and artists wrestled with the icon of the motorcar.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 4, 2014
He said, “I done joined the dang twentieth century, folks! Gosh a’mighty, a motorcar is a marvel. A dang marvel! Hoyt, I shore am proud you got one!”
From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns
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