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

They share a common history, a social vocabulary, an obsession with the automobile and, until recently, an almost genetic belief in the virtue of growth.

From Los Angeles Times

At school, he became part of a street gang and was arrested for "borrowing an automobile that had stolen jewellery in its trunk".

From BBC

The 3,000-acre site, which was built by the Korean automobile manufacturer to make electric vehicles, had been operational for a year.

From BBC

In the heart of the Midwest, just across the river from Canada, Detroit has long been the beating heart of American automobile manufacturing.

From Salon

But particular commodities and goods such as automobiles and steel have also been targeted with significant industry-specific tariffs by Washington - and the overall average US tariff rate is at its highest in almost a century.

From BBC

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