Meanings
nounhybrid car (plural hybrid cars)
plural hybrid cars
- An automobile powered by both an internal combustion engine and an electric motor.
Synonyms: HEV, hybrid electric vehicle
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAn automobile powered by both an internal combustion engine and an electric motor.
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nouna car which runs on two power sources, usually an internal combustion engine and an electronic motor
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Translations
Finnish hybridiauto
- hybridiautohybrid electric vehicle
French voiture hybride, hybride
- voiture hybridehybrid electric vehicle
- hybridehybrid electric vehicle
German Hybridauto
- Hybridautohybrid electric vehicle
Greek υβριδικό αυτοκίνητο
- υβριδικό αυτοκίνητο (yvridikó aftokínito)hybrid electric vehicle
Icelandic blendingsbíll
- blendingsbíllhybrid electric vehicle
Polish samochód hybrydowy, hybryda
- samochód hybrydowyhybrid electric vehicle
- hybrydahybrid electric vehicle
Spanish coche híbrido
- coche híbridohybrid electric vehicle
Swedish hybridbil
- hybridbilhybrid electric vehicle
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APA
hybrid car. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hybrid%20car
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“hybrid car.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hybrid%20car. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hybrid car,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hybrid%20car.
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