motorcar

/ˌmoʊdərˈkɑr/

Other forms: motorcars

Definitions of motorcar

1. noun

   a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
   synonyms: auto, automobile, car, machine

   types:

   ambulance

   a vehicle that takes people to and from hospitals

   beach waggon, beach wagon, estate car, station waggon, station wagon, waggon, wagon

   a car that has a long body and rear door with space behind rear seat

   bus, clunker, heap, jalopy

   a car that is old and unreliable

   cab, hack, taxi, taxicab

   a car driven by a person whose job is to take passengers where they want to go in exchange for money

   compact, compact car

   a small and economical car

   convertible

   a car that has a top that can be folded or removed

   coupe

   a car with two doors and front seats and a luggage compartment

   cruiser, patrol car, police car, police cruiser, prowl car, squad car

   a car in which policemen cruise the streets; equipped with radiotelephonic communications to headquarters

   electric, electric automobile, electric car

   a car that is powered by electricity

   gas guzzler

   a car with relatively low fuel efficiency

   hardtop

   a car that resembles a convertible but has a fixed rigid top

   hatchback

   a car having a hatchback door

   horseless carriage

   an early term for an automobile

   hot rod, hot-rod

   a car modified to increase its speed and acceleration

   jeep, landrover

   a car suitable for traveling over rough terrain

   limo, limousine

   large luxurious car; usually driven by a chauffeur

   loaner

   a car that is lent as a replacement for one that is under repair

   minicar

   a car that is even smaller than a subcompact car

   minivan

   a small box-shaped passenger van; usually has removable seats; used as a family car

   Model T

   the first widely available automobile powered by a gasoline engine; mass-produced by Henry Ford from 1908 to 1927

   pace car

   a high-performance car that leads a parade of competing cars through the pace lap and then pulls off the course

   race car, racer, racing car

   a fast car that competes in races

   roadster, runabout, two-seater

   an open automobile having a front seat and a rumble seat

   saloon, sedan

   a car that is closed and that has front and rear seats and two or four doors

   sport car, sports car

   a small low car with a high-powered engine; usually seats two persons

   S.U.V., SUV, sport utility, sport utility vehicle

   a high-performance four-wheel drive car built on a truck chassis

   Stanley Steamer

   a steam-powered automobile

   stock car

   a car kept in dealers' stock for regular sales

   subcompact, subcompact car

   a car smaller than a compact car

   phaeton, tourer, touring car

   large open car seating four with folding top

   secondhand car, used-car

   a car that has been previously owned; not a new car

   berlin

   a limousine with a glass partition between the front and back seats

   brougham

   a sedan that has no roof over the driver's seat

   finisher

   a race car that finishes a race

   funny wagon

   an ambulance used to transport patients to a mental hospital

   gypsy cab

   a taxicab that cruises for customers although it is licensed only to respond to calls

   minicab

   a minicar used as a taxicab

   panda car

   a police cruiser

   shooting brake

   another name for a station wagon

   stock car

   a racing car with the basic chassis of a commercially available car

   type of:

   automotive vehicle, motor vehicle

   a self-propelled wheeled vehicle that does not run on rails