automobile
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1.1
- noun
- /ˈɔːtəməˌbiːl/
:
automóvil
- That's a 50,000 dollar automobile, you know.
- automobile trade
- automobile industry
- automobile exports
And the automobile, the introduction of the automobile changed life utterly.
- And the automobile, the introduction of the automobile changed life utterly.
- We're used to reasonably reliable and well sprung automobiles on smooth roads when we don't fly.
- So the research here is with automobile accidents as well as motorcycle accidents.
- He's in excellent shape and he plans his travel around minimizing time in automobiles.
- What they didn't realize is, well, automobiles are going to cycle too.
- He told me that nobody ever tries to start an automobile company from scratch.
- It's like we don't call driver's licenses, car control, automobile control or person control.
Examples
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Some of these parts are then reexported as completed automobiles to the United States.
Academic text (1990) -
You get to deduct the use of your automobile for its business use portion.
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You could actually use an automobile as a living room.
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We're investigating an automobile accident.
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And the automobile, the introduction of the automobile changed life utterly.
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Thirty minutes later, she was inside the dirtiest automobile she had ever seen.
Fiction book (1993) -
He told me that nobody ever tries to start an automobile company from scratch.
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Still others will become needed carpenters, plumbers, automobile mechanics, and other highly valued individuals.
Academic text (1999) -
I hope you don't think we have a fleet of automobiles at our disposal.
Fiction book (1990) -
The automobile was crafted with advanced safety features to protect its passengers.
Synonyms
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1.0
A road vehicle with four wheels and an engine that carries people
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1.6
A machine like a car or bus that carries people and goods
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1.0
A car that people drive to go places
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1.5
A machine like a car or bus that moves on roads and has an engine
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1.0
A four-wheeled vehicle that carries people
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5.0
A car or other vehicle someone owns
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2.6
A machine with wheels that carries people or goods
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3.0
A machine with wheels like a car or bus that moves on roads
A kind of early car that uses an engine to carry people
Compounds
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3.0
Money you pay so the company pays for loss and damage to your car after theft or an accident
- Specialized
A large rechargeable device that stores electric energy to drive an electric or hybrid car and power its systems
- Specialized
A rechargeable device that stores electric energy to start a car and run its lights and radio
- Specialized
Car insurance where each driver gets money from their own insurance company after a crash, no matter who caused it
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Etymology
Automobile comes from two parts: auto- meaning 'self', the same auto- you see in automatic, and mobile meaning 'move', the same mobile used in 'mobile phone'. So an automobile is a 'self-moving' vehicle, a car that moves by its own engine.