Definition of Electric car

1. Noun. A car that is powered by electricity.

Exact synonyms: Electric, Electric Automobile
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

electric-discharge lamp
electric-light bulb
electric anaesthesia
electric arc
electric automobile
electric bath
electric battery
electric bell
electric bill
electric blanket
electric blankets
electric blue
electric burn
electric car
electric cardiac pacemaker
electric cars
electric cataract
electric catfish
electric cautery
electric cell
electric chair
electric chairs
electric charge
electric charges
electric chorea
electric circuit
electric circuits
electric clock

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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