n.
- a powered road vehicle designed to carry a small number of people.
- a railway carriage or (N. Amer.) wagon.
▸the passenger compartment of a lift, cableway, or balloon.
- literary a chariot.
Derivative
- carful n.
(pl. carfuls)
. - carload n.
Etymology
ME: from Old North. Fr. carre, based on L. carrum, carrus, of Celtic origin.
