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automobile
[ aw-tuh-muh-beel, aw-tuh-muh-beel, aw-tuh-moh-beel, -buhl ]
noun
- a passenger vehicle designed for operation on ordinary roads and typically having four wheels and a gasoline or diesel internal-combustion engine. hybrid ( def 5b ).
adjective
- of or relating to automobiles; automotive.
automobile
/ -ˈməʊbɪlɪst; ˌɔːtəməˈbiːlɪst; ˈɔːtəməˌbiːl /
noun
- another word (esp US) for car
Derived Forms
- automobilist, noun
Other Word Forms
- ·ٴ··· [aw-t, uh, -m, uh, -, bee, -list, -, moh, -bi-list], noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of automobile1
Example Sentences
He also hit Canada with global US tariffs on steel, aluminium and automobiles.
Southern California has been choked by smog since the mass adoption of the automobile.
Over the last few decades, blue-collar communities from Michigan to West Virginia have been hollowed out by the mass decline of American manufacturing, from steel to automobiles.
The region of just over 422,000 grew alongside Detroit - nicknamed Motor City for its role as an auto manufacturing hub - turning the region into an important centre for North American automobile production.
Trump’s tariff on foreign automobiles, set at 25%, remains in place.
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