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au·to·mo·bile 
[aw-tuh-muh-beel, aw-tuh-muh-beel, aw-tuh-moh-beel, -buhl] Pronunciation Key
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[aw-tuh-muh-beel, aw-tuh-muh-beel, aw-tuh-moh-beel, -buhl] Pronunciation Key –noun
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| 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. |
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| au·to·mo·bile
(ô'tə-mō-bēl', -mō'bēl') Pronunciation Key
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. |
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
automobile
automobile
1883, in ref. to electric traction cars, from Fr. automobile (adj.), 1861, from Gk. auto- "self" + Fr. mobile "moving," from L. mobilis "movable." Meaning "self-propelled motor vehicle" is from 1895. The modern Gk. calls it autokineto "moved of itself." Automaker "manufacturer of automobiles" is from 1947.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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| automobile | |
noun | |
| 1. | a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine; "he needs a car to get to work" [syn: car] |
verb | |
| 1. | travel in an automobile |
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Automobile
Au`to*mo"bile\, n. [F.] An automobile vehicle or mechanism; esp., a self-propelled vehicle suitable for use on a street or roadway. Automobiles are usually propelled by internal combustion engines (using volatile inflammable liquids, as gasoline or petrol, alcohol, naphtha, etc.), steam engines, or electric motors. The power of the driving motor varies from about 4 to 50 H. P. for ordinary vehicles, ranging from the run-about to the touring car, up to as high as 200 H. P. for specially built racing cars. Automobiles are also commonly, and generally in British usage, called motor cars.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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