Foreign car - Gaisha

Japanese: 外車 - がいしゃ

〘 noun 〙① A foreign-made automobile. An automobile imported from a foreign country. ※Wild Beasts Must Die (1958)〈Haruhiko Oyabu〉 "He crawled into a new type of foreign car parked on the road."② A waterwheel-like wheel attached to the outside of the center of a ship or to the stern, which rotates to propel the ship. Paddle wheel. → Paddlewheel steamship. [English-Japanese Dictionary with Sound Illustrations (1873)]

Soto-guruma [foreign car]

〘 noun 〙 A wheel attached to the outside of a piece of machinery. In particular, a wheel like a waterwheel that is attached to the outside of the center of a paddle steamer or to the stern and rotates to propel the ship. Gaisha. [Wa-Ei-Rin-Shusei (reprint) (1872)]

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Japanese:

〘名〙① 外国製の自動車。外国から輸入された自動車。※野獣死すべし（1958）〈大藪春彦〉「道路に止めてある新型の外車にもぐり込んで」② 船の中央の両外側、あるいは船尾に付けて、回転させて船を進める水車状の車。外輪。→外車汽船。〔附音挿図英和字彙（1873）〕