automobile
noun
a passenger vehicle designed for operation on ordinary roads and typically having four wheels and a gasoline or diesel internal-combustion engine.
automobiles
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pluralof automobile.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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On 8,000 acres in Michigan, Ford’s researchers planted 300 soybean varieties and searched for ways to incorporate the harvest into automobiles.
From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2026
One of these automobiles could come cruising into her life.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
Founded in the 19th century by Jewish brothers Loeb and Moses Simson in Suhl, Thuringia, it grew into a thriving industrial firm that made firearms but also bicycles and luxury automobiles.
From Barron's ● Sep. 4, 2026
He said Canada sought assurances that agreed-upon tariffs on steel, aluminum and automobiles wouldn’t be subject to change.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
These strangers cooperate so effectively that in 2008 Peugeot produced more than 1.5 million automobiles, earning revenues of about 55 billion euros.
From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari
