automobile
a passenger vehicle designed for operation on ordinary roads and typically having four wheels and a gasoline or diesel internal-combustion engine.: See also hybrid (def. 5b).
of or relating to automobiles; automotive.
Origin of automobile
1Other words from automobile
- au·to·mo·bil·ist [aw-tuh-muh-bee-list, -moh-bi-list], /ˌɔ tə məˈbi lɪst, -ˈmoʊ bɪ lɪst/, noun
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How to use automobile in a sentence
Collins closed her eyes and lay down on the couch as the other champions watched Planes, Trains and Automobiles.
Jeopardy! Champion Julia Collins’s Brain Feels Like Mush | Sujay Kumar | November 20, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST“There are so many tall buildings and automobiles in Tokyo,” he said.
Promises every avenue in Manhattan will have a dedicated lane for trucks, taxis, and private automobiles between new bike paths.
Up to a Point: 2013 in Review and Predictions for 2014 | P. J. O’Rourke | January 1, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTRather than buying family dioramas made of gold, most expenditures actually were for “houses, automobiles, and trips.”
Will Winning the Mega Millions Kill You? (Science Says No.) | Kent Sepkowitz | December 17, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTWell, if they can afford automobiles, they can afford computers.
The speed of automobiles along the public highways may be regulated by law.
Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman | Albert Sidney BollesOn the roads horses in old-fashioned buggies danced at automobiles whizzing by.
Ancestors | Gertrude AthertonOn my way from Bavaria to Prussia I saw a number of automobiles flying across the country carrying their officers to the front.
Ways of War and Peace | Delia AustrianI saw dozens and dozens of handsome automobiles lined up on these car-trucks carrying messengers and doctors across the frontier.
Ways of War and Peace | Delia AustrianThe private carriages include landaus, victorias, and a great number of fine automobiles.
Ways of War and Peace | Delia Austrian
British Dictionary definitions for automobile
/ (ˈɔːtəməˌbiːl) /
another word (esp US) for car (def. 1)
Derived forms of automobile
- automobilist (ˌɔːtəməˈbiːlɪst, -ˈməʊbɪlɪst), noun
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