groundcar
English
editEtymology
editNoun
editgroundcar (plural groundcars)
- (science fiction) A car unable to fly (as opposed to a flying car).
- 2015, Neal Asher, Dark Intelligence, London: Pan Books, →ISBN, page 368:
- This had footpaths worn into it alongside the buildings, while its centre had been tiled level with slabs of hard white ceramic to carry the few groundcars here.
See also
editReferences
edit- Jesse Sheidlower, editor (2001–2024), “groundcar, n.”, in Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction.