car wash

noun

a place or structure having special equipment for washing automobiles.
the washing of an automobile: The service station is offering free car washes to draw customers.

Origin of car wash

First recorded in 1955–60

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

IBP also runs a recruiting operation in Mexico, buying ads on local radio stations and turning pharmacies, stores and car washes into application centers.
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It launched a recruiting operation in Mexico, running ads on local radio stations and turning pharmacies and car washes into application centers.
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In April of that year, he gave a statement to police after a co-worker had stolen a car from the car wash.
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Christian is the son of Mexican immigrants whose father works at a car wash and mother works at McDonalds.
Forget the Kids Who Can’t Get In; What About Those Who Don’t Even Apply? | Jonah Edelman | December 9, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
He grabbed one victim at a car wash and another at a bus stop.
Arizona’s Serial-Killer Saga | Terry Greene Sterling | October 20, 2011 | THE DAILY BEAST

Though Oprah had been on his radar for years, he was mostly too busy teaching and running his car wash business to pay attention.
Oprah's Super Sad Superfans | Tricia Romano | May 24, 2011 | THE DAILY BEAST
He had made millions from a car wash, and Jim Cramer had given him a stock-picking column on his website, TheStreet.com.
Charlie Sheen's Crazy New BFF | Randall Lane | March 1, 2011 | THE DAILY BEAST
One of them realizes she is paid less as a part-time employee of PEN than she would be as a burger-flipper or a car-wash girl.
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Today the block in Alexandria includes a warehouse, car wash, automobile repair facility and a transformer station.
Huntley | Tony P. Wrenn

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