Car

car pronunciation: function: noun etymology: middle english carre, from anglo-french, from latin carra, plural of carrum, alteration of carrus, of celtic origin; akin to old irish amp; middle welsh carr vehicle; akin to latin currere to rundate: 14th century 1 : a vehicle moving on wheels: as a archaic : carriage, chariot b : a vehicle designed to move on rails (as of a railroad) c : automobile 2 : the passenger compartment of an elevator3 : the part of an airship or balloon that carries the passengers and cargo