"motorcar" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: en-us-motorcar.ogg Forms: motorcars [plural]
Etymology: From motor + car. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|motor|car}} motor + car Head templates: {{en-noun}} motorcar (plural motorcars)
  1. An enclosed passenger motor vehicle, a car, powered by an engine. Synonyms: auto [US, slang], automobile, motor [British, slang]
    Sense id: en-motorcar-en-noun-geukoSQZ
  2. (rail transport, US) A self-propelled railway vehicle. Tags: US Categories (topical): Rail transportation, Automobiles, Automotive Synonyms: motor coach, railcar
    Sense id: en-motorcar-en-noun-EvWLXynm Disambiguation of Automobiles: 34 66 Disambiguation of Automotive: 17 83 Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 94 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 7 93 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 97 Topics: rail-transport, railways, transport
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: motor car

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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