Recreation or fun is the
expenditure of time in a manner
designed for therapeutic refreshment of
one's body or mind. While leisure is
more likely a form of entertainment or
sleep, recreation is active for the
participant but in a refreshing and
diverting manner.
Recreation Directory: Autos (220)
An automobile (via French from Greek auto, self and Latin mobilis moving, a vehicle that moves itself rather than being moved by another vehicle or animal). A motor car is a wheeled passenger vehicle which carries its own engine also known as a motor. Most definitions of the term specify that automobiles are designed to run primarily on roads, to have seating for one to eight people, to typically have four wheels, and to be constructed principally for the transport of people rather than goods. However, the term is far from precise because there are many types of vehicles that do similar tasks.
Another name for an automobile is a 'car' – a shortened form of 'motor car' (which in itself is widely believed to be derived from 'motorized carriage' - as in the Daimler Motorized Carriage) It is believed to originate from the Latin word 'carrus' or 'carrum', meaning wheeled vehicle, the Middle English word 'carre' meaning cart (from Old North French), and 'karros'; a Gallic wagon.
There were 590 million passenger cars worldwide (roughly one car for every eleven people) as of 2002
