carpool

American  

[kahr-pool] / ˈkɑrˌpul /

noun

1. Also carpooling, car pooling. an arrangement among a group of automobile owners by which each owner in turn drives the others or their children to and from a designated place.

2. those included in such an arrangement.

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verb (used without object)

1. Also car-pool to form or participate in a carpool.

carpool British  

/ ˈkɑːˌpuːl /

verb

1. another term for carshare

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Other Word Forms

• carpooling noun

Etymology

Origin of carpool

First recorded in 1940–45; car ¹ + pool ²

Example Sentences

In the book, you talk about parents being overwhelmed by never-ending coordination on group chats, school apps, carpooling texts.

From Los Angeles Times

They were blessed respites from the morning breakfast rush and carpool.

From The Wall Street Journal

They are the Chinese equivalent of suburban Americans who buy rugged SUVs for their carpools.

From The Wall Street Journal

With this, most carpool lanes require vehicles with more than two people.

From Los Angeles Times

Congressman Rick Crawford of Arkansas posted on X that he was carpooling with a fellow Republican, Trent Kelly of Mississippi, to the nation's capital.

From BBC