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carfax

British  
/ ˈkɑːfæks /

noun

  1. a place where principal roads or streets intersect, esp a place in a town where four roads meet

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of carfax

C14: from Anglo-French carfuks, from Old French carrefures, from Latin quadrifurcus four-forked

Example Sentences

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So I started combing through listing sites like AutoTrader, Carfax and even Facebook Marketplace for cars in my area, and I was pleasantly surprised to find that prices for the luxury makes were comparable to the parent brands for the same model year.

From MarketWatch

I then learned how to read a Carfax vehicle-history report to check for past maintenance problems.

From MarketWatch

Make sure to get a vehicle history report from a reputable third party like Carfax or Experian.

From Seattle Times

Jesse Lester McReynolds was born on July 9, 1929, in Carfax, Va., in the mountains of southern Appalachia.

From New York Times

“We are seeing these flooded cars show up all around the country, putting unsuspecting buyers at risk,” Emilie Voss, a spokeswoman for Carfax, said in a statement in October.

From Los Angeles Times