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| + | "It is estimated that [[traffic collision|motor vehicle collision]]s caused the deaths of around 60 million people during the [[20th century]], around the same as the number of [[World War II casualties]] but considerably less than the 200 million dead in what is known as the [[hemoclysm]] ([[Stalinism|Stalin]], [[Adolf Hitler|Hitler]], and [[Mao Zedong |Mao]])." --Sholem Stein | ||
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| An '''automobile''', '''autocar''', '''motor car''' or '''car''' is a wheeled [[motor vehicle]] used for [[transportation|transporting]] [[passenger]]s, which also carries its own engine or motor. Most definitions of the term specify that automobiles are designed to run primarily on roads, to have seating for one to eight people, to typically have four wheels, and to be constructed principally for the transport of people rather than goods. | An '''automobile''', '''autocar''', '''motor car''' or '''car''' is a wheeled [[motor vehicle]] used for [[transportation|transporting]] [[passenger]]s, which also carries its own engine or motor. Most definitions of the term specify that automobiles are designed to run primarily on roads, to have seating for one to eight people, to typically have four wheels, and to be constructed principally for the transport of people rather than goods. | ||
| + | ==Etymology== | ||
| + | Inherited from Middle English ''carre'', borrowed from Anglo-Norman ''carre'', from Old Northern French (compare Old French ''char''), from Latin ''carra'', neuter plural of ''carrum'' (“four-wheeled baggage wagon”), from Gaulish ''*karros'', from Proto-Celtic ''*karros'' (“wagon”). Doublet of [[horse]]. | ||
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| + | ==Car art== | ||
| + | :''[[Art car]]'' | ||
| + | * [[Kustom Kar Kommandos]] (1965) by Kenneth Anger | ||
| + | *''[[Concrete Traffic]]'' (1970) | ||
| + | *''[[Cadillac Ranch]]'' (1974) | ||
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| ==See also== | ==See also== | ||
| + | *[[Art car]] | ||
| + | *[[Automotive design]] | ||
| + | *[[Automobile graveyard]] | ||
| *[[Car crash]] | *[[Car crash]] | ||
| - | *[[Concept car - The Art and Popular Culture Encyclopedia | + | *[[Concept car]] |
| - | *[[Classic car - The Art and Popular Culture Encyclopedia | + | *[[Classic car]] |
| - | *[[Car crusher - The Art and Popular Culture Encyclopedia | + | *[[Car crusher]] |
| - | *[[Vintage car - The Art and Popular Culture Encyclopedia | + | *[[Car culture]] |
| - | *[[Car Styling - The Art and Popular Culture Encyclopedia | + | *[[Car chase]] |
| - | *[[Car culture - The Art and Popular Culture Encyclopedia | + | *[[Car-wreck]] |
| - | *[[Car chase - The Art and Popular Culture Encyclopedia | + | *[[Hot rod]] |
| - | *[[Car-wreck - The Art and Popular Culture Encyclopedia | + | *[[Road movie]] |
| - | *[[Triumphal car - The Art and Popular Culture Encyclopedia | + | *[[Triumphal car]] |
| + | *[[Vintage car]] | ||
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An automobile, autocar, motor car or car is a wheeled motor vehicle used for transporting passengers, which also carries its own engine or motor. Most definitions of the term specify that automobiles are designed to run primarily on roads, to have seating for one to eight people, to typically have four wheels, and to be constructed principally for the transport of people rather than goods.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English carre, borrowed from Anglo-Norman carre, from Old Northern French (compare Old French char), from Latin carra, neuter plural of carrum (“four-wheeled baggage wagon”), from Gaulish *karros, from Proto-Celtic *karros (“wagon”). Doublet of horse.
Car art
- Kustom Kar Kommandos (1965) by Kenneth Anger
- Concrete Traffic (1970)
- Cadillac Ranch (1974)
See also
- Art car
- Automotive design
- Automobile graveyard
- Car crash
- Concept car
- Classic car
- Car crusher
- Car culture
- Car chase
- Car-wreck
- Hot rod
- Road movie
- Triumphal car
- Vintage car
