Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

car door

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.93 in modern English

Syllables
car -door
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A door designed for use on a car (whether a railway carriage or an automobile).

Example Sentences

Etymology

1863 (US, applied to “railway car”).

Inflected Forms

car doors (plural) car-door (alternative) cardoor (alternative)

Phrases

butterfly door carriage door dihedral door gull-wing door jackknife door lambo door scissor door sliding door

Frequently Paired Words

butterfly door carriage door dihedral door gull-wing door jackknife door lambo door scissor door sliding door

Questions

What does car door mean?
A door designed for use on a car (whether a railway carriage or an automobile).
Where does car door come from?
1863 (US, applied to “railway car”).

How to pronounce car door

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