automobility
- noun
- /ˌɔːtəˈmoʊbɪlɪti/
- Formal
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automovilidad
- "Soft" tactics of immigrant policing include hindering immigrants' ability to drive to work or to transport their children to school, limiting their "automobility" and making their lives more difficult (Stuesse and Coleman 2014).
Examples
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In many cities, the rise of automobility has significantly shaped urban development and social interactions.
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Automobility allows individuals to travel independently, becoming a crucial aspect of modern life in various societies.
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I wish the hell CPS would just come out and say it: you're neglectful because you're not purchasing the great automobility plan driving your kid every single place they have to go.
Blog text (11) -
The evidence indicates that automobility faces no serious threats over the next twenty years from energy shortages, environmental crises, social unacceptability, or rival modes of travel, provided the auto technologists continue to improve the product.
Academic text (1990) -
The problem in DC is that 5 of the 8 wards have high car ownership (and frankly, a "need" for cars since high-quality transit options are less available when compared to the core), which makes it hard for the Council to push the right kinds of decision-making on these issues and to expand and extend the conditions that support transit, walking, and biking as opposed to car-ownership-based automobility.
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The increasing demand for automobility has led to more cars on the road, affecting traffic congestion in urban areas.
Antonyms
How Car-Based
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Automobility comes from auto- 'self' and mobility 'movement', like in automobile (car). So it describes the way people move and travel by car — the wide use of cars that changes how towns and daily life work.