| cable car |
an enclosed passenger vehicle either on rails or suspended on a cable and pulled back and forth by a moving cable, esp. up and down a steep incline or across a chasm. |
| car coat |
an overcoat that reaches to the hip or thigh. |
| car park |
(chiefly British) a usu. paved area where motor vehicles can be parked; parking lot. |
| carpool |
an arrangement among a group of automobile drivers, such as employees at the same workplace, to take turns driving each other to and from a common destination. [3 definitions] |
| carwash |
a commercial establishment equipped to wash car exteriors and often to perform related services such as waxing and interior cleaning. [2 definitions] |
| club car |
a railroad passenger car equipped with lounge chairs, tables, and a buffet or bar. |
| dining car |
a railroad car in which meals are served to passengers. |
| freight car |
a railroad car that carries cargo. |
| hybrid car |
a car with an engine that can run on two different fuels, usually gasoline and electricity, and can alternate between them. |
| lounge car |
a railroad car in which passengers may lounge in comfortable chairs and have refreshments; club car. |
| observation car |
a railway car with large windows from which passengers may observe the scenery. |
| patrol car |
a police car. |
| police car |
a car used by police officers and equipped with a radiotelephone; patrol car; squad car. |
| sleeping car |
a railroad car that is equipped with sleeping accommodations. |
| sports car |
a small, low automobile suitable for racing, with a high-powered engine and usu. with seats for two. |
| squad car |
a police car. |
| stock car |
a standard model of automobile modified for racing. [2 definitions] |
| tank car |
a tanklike train car used to transport gases or liquids. |
| touring car |
an early, open automobile, usu. with a folding top, that seated five or more passengers. |
| trolley car |
a streetcar that is propelled along rails by an electric current transmitted through a trolley from a wire suspended overhead or laid in the tracks. |