car vs hand truck

car

noun
  • A wheeled vehicle that moves independently, with at least three wheels, powered mechanically, steered by a driver and mostly for personal transportation. 

  • A clique or gang. 

  • The part of an airship, such as a balloon or dirigible, which houses the passengers and control apparatus. 

  • The aggregate of desirable characteristics of a car. 

  • A floating perforated box for living fish. 

  • The first part of a cons in Lisp. The first element of a list. 

  • an individual vehicle, powered or unpowered, in a multiple unit. 

  • An unpowered unit in a railroad train. 

  • A passenger-carrying unit in a subway or elevated train, whether powered or not. 

  • A rough unit of quantity approximating the amount which would fill a railroad car. 

  • A sliding fitting that runs along a track. 

  • The passenger-carrying portion of certain amusement park rides, such as Ferris wheels. 

  • The moving, load-carrying component of an elevator or other cable-drawn transport mechanism. 

hand truck

noun
  • An L-shaped box-moving handcart with handles at one end, wheels at the base, with a small ledge to set objects on, flat against the floor when the hand-truck is upright. It makes otherwise bulky and heavy objects easier to move. 

  • Synonym of pallet jack 

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