automobile

[aw-tuh-muh-beel, aw-tuh-muh-beel, aw-tuh-moh-beel, -buhl]

noun

1. a passenger vehicle designed for operation on ordinary roads and typically having four wheels and a gasoline or diesel internal-combustion engine.

adjective

1. of or relating to automobiles; automotive.

automobile

/ -ˈməʊbɪlɪst, ˌɔːtəməˈbiːlɪst, ˈɔːtəməˌbiːl /

noun

1. another word (esp US) for car

Other Word Forms

• automobilist noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of automobile¹

1865–70; < French: literally, self-movable (vehicle). See auto- ¹, mobile

Example Sentences

From Andrew Carnegie’s steel mills to Henry Ford’s electric automobile assembly lines, 19th-century American capitalism led to industrialization and unprecedented economic growth.

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Return trips by automobile to the U.S. were down a ninth straight month, falling a steep 34.8%.

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Rare-earth minerals, which are used in products including cellular phones and automobiles, have long been a thorn in the U.S.-China relationship’s side.

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To afford an automobile, more consumers, especially lower-income families, have resorted to buying used cars and taking out longer loans.

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Japan’s aging population and its resistance to immigration are driving the country to automate as much routine work as possible everywhere from automobile factories to retirement homes.

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