[aw-tuh-muh-beel, aw-tuh-muh-beel, aw-tuh-moh-beel, -buh
l] 
| 1. | a passenger vehicle designed for operation on ordinary roads and typically having four wheels and a gasoline or diesel internal-combustion engine. |
| 2. | automotive. |
| au·to·mo·bile (ô'tə-mō-bēl', -mō'bēl') n. A self-propelled passenger vehicle that usually has four wheels and an internal-combustion engine, used for land transport. Also called motorcar. adj. Of or relating to automobiles; automotive. [French : Greek auto-, auto- + French mobile, mobile (from Old French; see mobile).] au'to·mo·bil'ist n. |