Car pool

car·pool

[kahr-pool]
noun Also, car pool.
1.
Also, car·pool·ing, car pooling. an arrangement among a group of automobile owners by which each owner in turn drives the others or their children to and from a designated place.
2.
those included in such an arrangement.
verb (used without object)
3.
Also, car-pool. to form or participate in a carpool.

Origin:
1940–45; car1 + pool2

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carpool (ˈkɑːˌpuːl) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
vb, —n
another term for carshare
 
'carpooling
 
n

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Word Origin & History

carpool
by 1942, Amer.Eng., from car + pool (2).
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