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Definition of Electric car
1. Noun. A car that is powered by electricity.
Generic synonyms: Auto, Automobile, Car, Machine, Motorcar
Definition of Electric car
1. Noun. A car that uses electric motors and motor controllers instead of an internal combustion engine. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Electric Car
Literary usage of Electric car
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1888)
"The motion of an electric car is smooth, and its starting and stopping are easy ;
the cars are clean, they can be lighted and heated by electricity; ..."
2. Transactions of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers by American Institute of Electrical Engineers (1903)
"1003 AN electric car LIGHTING SYSTEM. BY WL BLISS A description of an axle-driven
electric car lighting system in which the generator is located on the ..."
3. The Gasoline Automobile by George William Hobbs (1915)
"The electric car.—The advantages of the electric car are similar to ... The electric
car is especially adapted to the use of women and children in cities. ..."
4. Lawyers' Reports Annotated by Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company (1918)
"The electric car »truck the automobile and injured the plaintiff. To recover for
that injury, lie brought this action. The plaintiff alleged that the ..."
5. The Car-builder's Dictionary: An Illustrated Vocabulary of Terms which by Master Car-Builders' Association, Matthias Nace Forney, Arthur Mellen Wellington, Leander Garey, Calvin A. Smith (1906)
"electric car. An Electric Motor Car, which sec. electric car Heating Apparatus
... electric car Lighting. Figs. 3108-3192. There are a number of distinct ..."
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