Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Car (-s)
car (-s), n. [ME < ONFr < Late L. carra, two-wheeled wagon for transporting burdens.]
- Carriage; wagon; vehicle on wheels; small horse-drawn conveyance; means of transportation for human passengers; [fig.] mourner; coach in a funeral procession.
- Cargo vehicle; shipping box; freight compartment; railway loading container.
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