car wash
noun
a place or structure having special equipment for washing automobiles.
car washes
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pluralof car wash.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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According to the agent, the team searched Google for nearby car washes and the Whittier business was chosen because “that was one of the places that came on the list as the nearest location.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026
Polly Vigil was furious that the City Council didn’t speak out against the immigration raids that hit local car washes with such force last summer that U.S.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 2026
Sales rose to $1.05 billion in fiscal 2025 from $758 million in 2021 as the company went from fewer than 400 car washes to around 550.
From Barron's ● Feb. 18, 2026
Restaurants, car washes, landscapers and other small employers face them, too.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 17, 2025
I forgot that Mercedes ornaments do that—so they don’t get ripped off in car washes.
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
