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club car

noun

Etymology

From club + car. The golf cart sense (sense 2) is by informal (and mostly colloquial) genericization of the trade name Club Car.

  1. derived from *ḱr̥sós✻
  2. derived from *karros✻
  3. derived from *karros✻
  4. derived from carrus
  5. derived from carre
  6. inherited from carre
  7. compounded as club car — “club + car”

Definitions

  1. A railroad car that serves in the manner of a club (lounge), offering drinks, snacks,…

    A railroad car that serves in the manner of a club (lounge), offering drinks, snacks, background music, and sometimes meals.

    • Near-synonyms: buffet car, refreshment car (broadly synonymous)
    • I saw Charlie last night in the club car. When we get to Chicago, he's going to telephone Mr. Brown for further instructions.

  2. A golf cart.

    • We'll take the ferry to the island, and when we get off the ferry, we'll rent a club car and drive into town.

  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically

    Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see club, car; for example, one of the cars owned by a car club member.

    • Several club cars were in the cruise on Sunday. Clubmembers Joe and Jane Worthington brought their Packard, and Tom Smith brought his Plymouth.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA