Definition of z-car in English English dictionary
- any of several early models of police car
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- Central African Republic
- Car
- A Nicobarese language having the ISO 639-3 code "caq."
- Pullman car
- A railroad passenger car; especially, one of the luxurious ones named after the eponymous Pullman Palace Car Company
- Zed-car
- any of several early models of police car
- amphibious car
- a motor car that can also travel on water
- armored car
- Alternative spelling of armoured car
- armoured car
- A small wheeled armoured fighting vehicle
- armoured car
- An armoured vehicle resistant to small arms fire
- armoured car
- An armoured truck for transporting valuables
- armoured car
- An automobile equipped with armour to protect important passengers
- bait car
- A vehicle used as a decoy by police to help apprehend car thieves, often equipped to be tracked by GPS and to be disabled remotely
The whole premise behind the police department's bait car program is to entice an auto thief to take the rigged automobile and get caught.
- bent car
- A stolen car
- bubble car
- a single-car multiple unit
- bubble car
- A small three-wheel motor vehicle in a category between a motorbike and a car
- bumper car
- A small electric-powered vehicle encircled with rubber bumper, used in an amusement ride
- cable car
- A streetcar moved by gripping to rotating loop of cable running along the track
- cable-car
- Alternative spelling of cable car
- car
- A sliding fitting that runs along a track
- car
- A wheeled vehicle, drawn by a horse or other animal
- car
- A rough unit of quantity approximating the amount which would fill a railroad car
We ordered five hundred cars of gypsum.
- car
- An unpowered unit in a railroad train
The conductor linked the cars to the locomotive.
- car
- The passenger-carrying portion of certain amusement park rides, such as Ferris wheels
The most exciting part of riding a Ferris wheel is when your car goes over the top.
- car
- A wheeled vehicle that moves independently, steered by a driver mostly for personal transportation; a motor car or automobile
She drove her car to the mall.
- car
- an individual vehicle, powered or unpowered, in a multiple unit
The 11:10 to London was operated by a 4-car diesel multiple unit.
- car
- A passenger-carrying unit in a subway or elevated train, whether powered or not
From the front-most car of the subway, he filmed the progress through the tunnel.
- car
- The moving, load-carrying component of an elevator or other cable-drawn transport mechanism
Fix the car of the express elevator - the door is sticking.
- car
- The part of an airship, such as a balloon or dirigible, which houses the passengers and control apparatus
- car
- The aggregate of desirable characteristics of a car
Buy now! You can get more car for your money.
- car alarm
- An audible and often visible alarm that is activated when a motor car/automobile is tampered with
- car alarms
- plural form of car alarm
- car barns
- plural form of car barn
- car battery
- A 12 volt battery used to start an automobile
- car bomb
- An alcoholic beverage made by dropping a shot of liquor into a glass of beer
- car bomb
- An explosive device installed in an automobile with the primary purpose to kill the occupants of the car
- car bomb
- Flatulence in an enclosed automobile
- car bomb
- An automobile laden with a large amount of explosives, and used as a bomb primarily in order to cause external damage
- car bombs
- plural form of car bomb
- car boot
- a wheel clamp or Denver boot
- car boot
- the boot (trunk) of a car
- car boot
- a car boot sale
- car boot sale
- An outdoor market at which people sell things from the boot (trunk) of their car
- car boot sales
- plural form of car boot sale
- car carrier
- A special ship that transports cars in a garage with ambient control and ventilation
- car carriers
- plural form of car carrier
- car chase
- A normally high-speed chase between two or more cars, normally between the police and an offender
- car coat
- An overcoat that extends to midthigh
- car coats
- plural form of car coat
- car door
- A door designed for use on a car
We found Jeru to be a pleasant city; with only one fault: the inhabitants will crowd into a car before passengers can get out; consequently the heads of the two columns collide near the car-door, and there is a general choke.
- car door handle
- A handle specifically designed to operate a car door
You can also find articles concerning the installation of Toyota and other car door handles whether it is for customizing or just for repairing.
- car hire
- car rental
- car hop
- A waiter who serves customers sitting in parked cars
- car jacking
- The act of stealing a car, often involving violence and/or threats
- car jackings
- plural form of car jacking
- car park
- An outdoor area or a multi-storey building where cars may be parked
- car parks
- plural form of car park
- car radio
- A radio specifically tuned for usage inside cars, i. e. by utilization of traffic programme and alternative frequency functions
- car rental
- The hiring of automobiles (motor cars) for relatively short periods
- car seat
- A seat in a motor car
- car seat
- A detachable motor car seat equipped with a harness to secure a young child
- car seats
- plural form of car seat
- car wash
- A place at which a car is washed, usually for a fee and often mechanically by driving the car through a tunnel
I'm gong to take the car in to the car wash.
- car wash
- An instance of washing a car, especially such a place
I'm gong to take the car in for a car wash.
- car wash
- An event at which people (often children) wash cars, often for a small fee or donation
- car washes
- plural form of car wash
- car wheel
- A type of wheel designed for use on cars
- car-booter
- A customer or vendor at a car boot sale
- car-chase
- Attributive form of car chase
car-chase scene.
- car-hop
- Attributive form of car hop, noun
He was wearing standard car-hop attire.
- car-house
- A garage or a building for a car. Typically separate from a house
- cattle car
- a paddy wagon, a van for transporting people who have been arrested
- cattle car
- A car, often a train car or semi-trailer, used to transport cattle
- compact car
- A small and economical car
- dynamometer car
- A piece of railway rolling stock used to measure various aspects of a locomotive's performance
- economy car
- A car - usually small and lightweight - designed for low-cost operation
He was so fed up with high gas prices that he traded in his full-sized sport utility vehicle for an economy car.
- electric car
- A car that uses electric motors and motor controllers instead of an internal combustion engine
- electronic car key
- An electronic device that serves the purpose of a car key by locking and unlocking a vehicle remotely
- electronic car keys
- plural form of electronic car key
- estate car
- station wagon
- funny car
- A drag racing car class. Generally, funny cars have forward-mounted engines and carbon fiber automotive bodies over the chassis that resemble manufacturers' showroom models
- ghost car
- An unmarked police car or an unmarked vehicle used as a decoy by police
Officers in a ghost car were doing speed enforcement near 82 Street and 132 Avenue when a white 1995 Ford Contour sped by.
- grip car
- A streetcar, especially a cable car
After dining Sam got on a grip car of the Wabash Avenue Cable, sitting on the front seat and letting the panorama of the town roll up to him.
- grip-car
- Alternative spelling of grip car
- hybrid car
- A European car fitted with American components
- hybrid car
- An automobile powered by both an internal combustion engine and an electric motor
- hydrogen car
- Any motor car that uses hydrogen as its principal fuel
- jaunting car
- A kind of low-set horse-drawn open vehicle, used in Ireland, in which the passengers ride sidewise, sitting back to back
- jaunty car
- Variant of jaunting car
- kiddie car
- A miniature, toy car designed to be operated by a child, propelled by foot motion, pedals, or an electrical motor
Five-year-old Brooke is extremely interested in racing and even has her own motorized kiddie car.
- muscle car
- Any of a variety of high-performance automobiles, especially American 2-door rear wheel drive mid-size cars of the late 1960s and early 1970s equipped with large, powerful V8 engines
- new car smell
- A characteristic odor caused by the combination of chemicals and materials in a new automobile
Who would want new car smell when you can have Maggie's gardenias?.
- pace car
- A car that other cars drive behind before a race starts
- panda car
- A black and white police car
- park the car in Harvard Yard
- A sentence used to illustrate that the Boston accent is non-rhotic; typically pronounced "pahk the cah in Hahvad Yahd"
The Boston dialect is famous for broad-vowel English; Pahk the cah in Hahvahd Yahd (translation: Park the car in Harvard Yard) is the common illustration of the peculiar 'r.'.
- passenger car
- A road vehicle that carries passengers; a motorcar or automobile
- passenger car
- A railroad car that carries passengers
- patrol car
- A police car used in a policeman's everyday duties or to respond to emergencies
- police car
- A vehicle used by a police officer during their job
- police car blue
- of an intense blue commonly used on emergency vehicles
- police car blue
- an intense blue commonly used on emergency vehicles
police car blue colour:.
- prowl car
- A police patrol car
- race car
- A car that goes at very fast speeds designed for use on race tracks
- race car driver
- A person who races in a race car as a living
- racing-car
- Alternative form of racing car
- radio-controlled car
- a model car controlled by remote
- railroad car
- Any railroad vehicle that is not a locomotive
- rice car
- rice burner
- rocket car
- A rocket propelled car
- safety car
- A vehicle employed to lead the competitors in an auto race for the duration of a few laps, with the intention of restricting their speed while a hazard exists on the circuit
- skip car
- A small cart used to carry iron ore, coke, or limestone, inside a blast furnace. It travels through the furnaces on a skip hoist
- sleeping car
- A railroad car with sleeping facilities for passengers travelling overnight
- slot-car
- a toy racing car that runs in a slot round a track and is controlled with a hand-held rheostat
- smoking car
- A railroad car in which smoking is allowed
- soapbox car
- A vehicle without a motor, often made from wood or other common household materials
- sports car
- An automobile designed for high speed and power, tight handling, and flashy looks
- squad car
- A police car
Five people were injured, including two Chicago police officers, when a squad car collided with a minivan while responding to an emergency call.
- stock car
- A racing car, such as those sanctioned by NASCAR and ARCA, based on one of the regular production models available for purchase by the public
Stock cars can't have all the modifications of other racing cars.
- stop the car
- When giving directions to a person (for example, a taxi driver), indicates that he or she should stop the vehicle
- surface car
- A streetcar (tram, trolley)
- touring car
- A large open car seating four with folding top. An automobile designed for touring; specifically, a roomy car, not a limousine
- town car
- A relatively small motor car, of only moderate performance but with reasonable fuel economy, intended for use mostly in urban areas
- trolley car
- An electric streetcar or tram with a trolley pole for collecting electric current
- car
- car suspended from an airship and carrying personnel and cargo and power plant
- car
- {i} automobile; railroad car; elevator
- car
- 4-wheeled motor vehicle; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine; "he needs a car to get to work" a wheeled vehicle adapted to the rails of railroad; "three cars had jumped the rails" where passengers ride up and down; "the car was on the top floor" car suspended from an airship and carrying personnel and cargo and power plant
- car
- where passengers ride up and down; "the car was on the top floor"
- car
- a wheeled vehicle adapted to the rails of railroad; "three cars had jumped the rails"
- railroad car
- A vehicle used for the carrying of cargo or passengers on a rail transport system
- railway car
- A vehicle used for the carrying of cargo or passengers on a rail transport system
- tank car
- carriage with a large container used for transporting liquids
- tank car
- a freight car that transports liquids or gases in bulk
- car
- {n} a cart, a chariot, a constellation
- car jacking
- Carjacking is the crime of stealing a motor vehicle when the vehicle is occupied. Typically, the carjacker is armed, and the driver is forced out of the car at gunpoint. The word is a portmanteau of car and hijacking