carpool

[kahr-pool]

noun

1. Also carpooling, car pooling. an arrangement among a group of automobile owners by which each owner in turn drives the others or their children to and from a designated place.

2. those included in such an arrangement.

verb (used without object)

1. Also car-pool to form or participate in a carpool.

carpool

/ ˈkɑːˌpuːl /

verb

1. another term for carshare

Other Word Forms

• carpooling noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of carpool¹

First recorded in 1940–45; car ¹ + pool ²

Example Sentences

A program allowing motorists with a Clean Air Vehicle decal to drive solo in carpool lanes is ending after it was not extended by the federal government, according to the California Department of Motor Vehicles.

From Los Angeles Times

A new era in commuting begins today for clean-air vehicles with new rules that kick solo drivers out of California carpool lanes and uncertainty over how it will impact commute times and traffic.

From Los Angeles Times

The carpool benefit was promoted as a cost-effective incentive to encourage Californians to buy clean and zero-emission vehicles.

From Los Angeles Times

Electric car owners, who are permitted to drive alone in carpool lanes with a state-issued decal, are poised to lose privileges on Sept. 30 without federal authorization.

From Los Angeles Times

Alliance is focusing heavily on mental-health support and also arranging carpools to and from school — in which the driver is a U.S. citizen, said Omar Reyes, a superintendent of instruction at the Alliance charter group.

From Los Angeles Times