The difference between Car and Vehicle
When used as nouns, car means a wheeled vehicle that moves independently, with at least three wheels, powered mechanically, steered by a driver and mostly for personal transportation, whereas vehicle means a conveyance.
check bellow for the other definitions of Car and Vehicle
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Car as a noun:
A wheeled vehicle that moves independently, with at least three wheels, powered mechanically, steered by a driver and mostly for personal transportation; a motorcar or automobile.
Examples:
"She drove her car to the mall."
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Car as a noun (dated):
A wheeled vehicle, drawn by a horse or other animal; a chariot. A four-wheeled cab, as opposed to a (two-wheeled) Hansom cab.
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Car as a noun (rail transport, chiefly, North America):
An unpowered unit in a railroad train.
Examples:
"The conductor coupled the cars to the locomotive."
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Car as a noun (rail transport):
an individual vehicle, powered or unpowered, in a multiple unit.
Examples:
"The 11:10 to London was operated by a 4-car diesel multiple unit."
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Car as a noun (rail transport):
A passenger-carrying unit in a subway or elevated train, whether powered or not.
Examples:
"From the frontmost car of the subway, he filmed the progress through the tunnel."
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Car as a noun:
A rough unit of quantity approximating the amount which would fill a railroad car.
Examples:
"We ordered five hundred cars of gypsum."
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Car as a noun:
The moving, load-carrying component of an elevator or other cable-drawn transport mechanism.
Examples:
"Fix the car of the express elevator - the door is sticking."
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Car as a noun:
The passenger-carrying portion of certain amusement park rides, such as Ferris wheels.
Examples:
"The most exciting part of riding a Ferris wheel is when your car goes over the top."
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Car as a noun:
The part of an airship, such as a balloon or dirigible, which houses the passengers and control apparatus.
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Car as a noun (sailing):
A sliding fitting that runs along a track.
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Car as a noun (uncountable, US, slang):
The aggregate of desirable characteristics of a car.
Examples:
"Buy now! You can get more car for your money."
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Car as a noun (US):
A floating perforated box for living fish.
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Car as a noun (obsolete):
A turn.
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Car as a noun (computing):
The first part of a cons in LISP. The first element of a list
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Vehicle as a noun:
A conveyance; a device for carrying or transporting substances, objects or individuals.
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Vehicle as a noun:
A medium for expression of talent or views.
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Vehicle as a noun:
A liquid content (e.g. oil) which acts as a binding and drying agent in paint. (FM 55-501).
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Vehicle as a noun (pharmaceuticals):
The main excipient (such as an oil or gel) that conveys the active ingredient of a drug.
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Vehicle as a noun:
An entity to achieve an end.
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Vehicle as a noun (Buddhism):
A mode or method of spiritual practice; a yana.
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Vehicle as a noun (Hinduism):
An animal or (rarely) a plant on which a Hindu deity rides or sits