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Discover LudwigThe phrase "motor car" is correct and commonly used in written English.
It can be used to refer to any type of car that is powered by a motor or engine. Example: I decided to take a road trip and rented a motor car for the journey.
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motor car
noun
Alternative spelling of motorcar
Exact(47)
Motor car fans rejoiced.
Motor Car Club of Amer.
Even the Jaguar motor car.
The motor car, perhaps, or the computer?
It looks like an ordinary motor car.
This is an extraordinary motor car.
Similar(13)
On Thursday night, Elon Musk announced a new two-motor car that everyone is interested in.
The New Yorker, November 22, 1947 P. 27 Comment on motor-car design.
Mrs. Delmont had previously testified that she brought whisky in her motor-car from Los Angeles.
Eugene Gallatin's organizing of the Motor Car Touring Society.
"It's like calling a Jaguar a Smart British Motor Car".
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