automobile

[ aw-tuh-muh-beel, aw-tuh-muh-beel, aw-tuh-moh-beel, -buh l ]

/ ˌɔ tə məˈbil, ˈɔ tə məˌbil, ˌɔ təˈmoʊ bil, -bəl /

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noun

a passenger vehicle designed for operation on ordinary roads and typically having four wheels and a gasoline or diesel internal-combustion engine.See also hybrid(def 5b).

adjective

of or relating to automobiles; automotive.

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Origin of automobile

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

OTHER WORDS FROM automobile

au·to·mo·bil·ist

[aw-tuh-muh-bee-list, -moh-bi-list] /ˌɔ tə məˈbi lɪst, -ˈmoʊ bɪ lɪst/, noun

Words nearby automobile

automatize, automatograph, automaton, automechanism, autometer, automobile, automobile insurance, automobilia, automorphic, automorphism, automotive

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If his automobile went over the edge, now that the roads were icy, who could say it was not accidental?
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A friend of my fathers has an automobile and he let me steer it one day, oh, a long way.
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British Dictionary definitions for automobile

automobile

/ (ˈɔːtəməˌbiːl) /

noun

another word (esp US) for car (def. 1)

Derived forms of automobile

automobilist (ˌɔːtəməˈbiːlɪst, -ˈməʊbɪlɪst), noun

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automobile

noun

adjective

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noun

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