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motorcar

mo·tor·car
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [moh-ter-kahr]
    • /ˈmoʊ tərˌkɑr/
    • /ˈməʊtəkɑːr/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [moh-ter-kahr]
    • /ˈmoʊ tərˌkɑr/

Definitions of motorcar word

  • noun motorcar Chiefly British. an automobile. 1
  • noun motorcar Railroads. a self-propelled car for freight or passengers. 1
  • noun motorcar An automobile. 1
  • noun motorcar car: automobile 1
  • noun motorcar a self-propelled electric railway car 0
  • noun motorcar automobile 0

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Origin of motorcar

First appearance:

before 1885
One of the 21% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1885-90; motor + car1

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Motorcar

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

motorcar popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

motorcar usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for motorcar

noun motorcar

  • wagon — any of various kinds of four-wheeled vehicles designed to be pulled or having its own motor and ranging from a child's toy to a commercial vehicle for the transport of heavy loads, delivery, etc.
  • van — Value Added Network
  • auto — an automobile
  • bus — A bus is a large motor vehicle which carries passengers from one place to another. Buses drive along particular routes, and you have to pay to travel in them.
  • ride — to sit on and manage a horse or other animal in motion; be carried on the back of an animal.

Top questions with motorcar

  • who invented the motorcar?

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