car wash
Americannoun
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car washes
plural
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a place or structure having special equipment for washing automobiles.
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the washing of an automobile.
The service station is offering free car washes to draw customers.
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of car wash
First recorded in 1955–60
Example Sentences
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The car wash used to employ 30 to 35 workers, the worker said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 14, 2026
The Cambridgeshire car wash did not respond to our request for comment.
From BBC ● May 18, 2026
She’s looking for work as a cook after being laid off from a car wash in January.
From Salon ● Apr. 9, 2026
The Arby’s employee noticed Cynthia’s Fiero parked at a car wash across the street from about 9 to 11:45 that night, hours after the stripogram was supposed to end.
From Slate ● Apr. 6, 2026
We were three adolescents hanging out at a car wash without a car; any cop worth his doughnuts would figure we were up to no good.
From "The Lightning Thief" by Rick Riordan
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