for example, the information in a lift says that you can only have 16 people per car. Why do they not say 16 people per lift?
2007-02-05 00:51:45 · 9 answers · asked by puddleduck1990 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Safety
could it be because its a cable car
2007-02-05 01:13:16 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Car could mean carriage in a shortened version but in the US a lift is called an elevater and the information might say 16 people per car.
2007-02-05 01:27:05 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe it derives from a cable car that can take you up mountains which were in use way before lifts as we know them.Cable cars today and lifts are similar in shape and size and perform similar functions.Some countries call them lifts some elevators but most still call the structure we travel in car.Hope this clears up a few points for you.
2007-02-05 12:48:16 · answer #3 · answered by Tony 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because it's called a car in some countries - not the UK of course where we know a car has four wheels and a lift is pulled up and down on ropes :)
2007-02-05 00:54:24 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
The box you stand in is called a car, no matter what county you are in. The lift is what it does, it lifts you up and down. We shorten everything in this country.
2007-02-05 00:58:35 · answer #5 · answered by natasha * 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Car is short for carriage-it's what lifts do..Carry...
2007-02-05 11:32:38 · answer #6 · answered by Devmeister 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a car is what you ride in, not just what your drive.
a train "car", a lift "car", a trolly "car", etc.
2007-02-05 00:54:40 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
it's American the same as they call a Tap A Faucet
it's just their way of speaking
2007-02-05 01:06:23 · answer #8 · answered by browneyed 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
its a form of transportation,to transport someone or something
2007-02-05 01:01:13 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋