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automobile

  • noun
  • au·to·mo·bile
  • /ˈɔː.tə.məˌbiːl/

A type of motor vehicle designed to move on the ground under its own stored power and intended to carry a driver, a small number of additional passengers, and a very limited amount of other load.

Synonyms

  • car
  • machine

A kind of

  • motor vehicle

Kinds of automobile

  • beach wagon
  • bus
  • cab
  • compact
  • patrol car
  • hot rod
  • minivan
  • pace car

Related words

  • automobile graveyard
  • automobile racing
  • automobile battery
  • automobile car
  • automobile-weed
  • antiautomobile
  • automobilery
  • automobileless
  • automobiliana
  • automobilism
  • automobilist
  • automobility

Word history

From Latin "mōbilis" (movable).

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “automobile” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.