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automobile meaning

EN[ˈɔ.tə.mə.biːl] [ˈɔ.tə.moʊ.ˌbil]
US, California
FR automobile
An automobile.
An automobile.

    Definition of automobile in English Dictionary

  • NounPLautomobilesPREauto-SUF-mobile
    1. (US, Canada) A type of 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. A car or motorcar.
      1. Surprisingly, this analysis revealed that acute exposure to solvent vapors at concentrations below those associated with long-term effects appears to increase the risk of a fatal automobile accident. Furthermore, this increase in risk is comparable to the risk of death from leukemia after long-term exposure to benzene, another solvent, which has the well-known property of causing this type of cancer.
  • VerbSGautomobilesPRautomobilingPT, PPautomobiled
    1. (dated) To travel by automobile.
    2. More Examples
      1. Used in the Middle of Sentence
        • It seems, then, that automobiles and automobiling were on Walter Chrysler's mind for a long time before he took up with this legendary Locomobile
        • It seems, then, that automobiles and automobiling were on Walter Chrysler's mind for a long time before he took up with this legendary Locomobile
      2. Used in the Ending of Sentence
        • It wasn't too many years ago that contemporary gospel music was hard to find. Now, there's evidence of it on all sides— on television, radio, stage, in homes and in automobiles.
    • Part-of-Speech Hierarchy
      1. Nouns
        • Countable nouns
        • Verbs
        Related Links:
        1. fr automobile
        2. en automobiled
        3. en automobiles
        4. fr automobiles
        5. en automobileless
        Source: Wiktionary

        Meaning of automobile for the defined word.

        Grammatically, this word "automobile" is a noun, more specifically, a countable noun. It's also a verb.
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