Definition: motorcar

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Source: WordNet (r) 1.7 

motorcar
     n : 4-wheeled motor vehicle; usually propelled by an internal
         combustion engine; "he needs a car to get to work" [syn:
         car, auto, automobile, machine]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) 

Motor car \Motor car\, or Motorcar \Mo"tor*car`\, n.
   1. An automobile, locomobile, or locomotive designed to run
      and be steered on a street or roadway; esp., an automobile
      specially designed for passengers.

   2. (Elec. Railroads) Any car containing motors for
      propulsion. [U. S.]