motorcar
[
moh
-ter-kahr]
/ˈmoʊ tərˌkɑr/
noun
1.
Chiefly British.
an automobile.
2.
Railroads.
a self-propelled
car
for freight or passengers.
Origin
1885-90,
Americanism;
motor
+
car
1
Examples from the web for
motorcar
Racehorses and early
motorcar
races were enticing subjects at the turn of the century.
To see what that means, consider the surprising outcome of another great
motorcar
race.
Includes a reasonable portion of the weight of exclusive work equipment and
motorcar
trains moved one mile.
British Dictionary definitions for
motorcar
motorcar
/
ˈməʊtəˌkɑː
/
noun
1.
a more formal word for
car
(sense 1)
2.
a self-propelled electric railway car
Word Origin and History for
motorcar
n.
also
motor-car
, 1895 from
motor
(n.) +
car
.