/ Dictionary / Index C car: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: car Pronunciation: (kär), [key] — n. an automobile. a vehicle running on rails, as a streetcar or railroad car. the part of an elevator, balloon, modern airship, etc., that carries the passengers, freight, etc. any wheeled vehicle, as a farm cart or wagon. a chariot, as of war or triumph. cart; carriage. car Pronunciation: (kär), [key] — adj. Chiefly Scot. left-handed. sinister. CAR Pronunciation: [key] computer-assisted retrieval. car. Pronunciation: [key] carat; carats. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: car (Thesaurus) caquetoire Cara Related Content Daily Word Quiz: vertigo Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language