carpool

[ kahr-pool ]

/ ˈkɑrˌpul /

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noun Also car pool .

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.

those included in such an arrangement.

verb (used without object)

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

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Origin of carpool

First recorded in 1940–45; car¹ + pool²

Words nearby carpool

Carpo, carpogonium, carpology, carpometacarpal, carpometacarpus, carpool, carpooler, carpophagous, carpophore, Carpophorus, carport

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How to use carpool in a sentence

Automated enforcement in HOT lanesTravelers on the express lanes on interstates 95, 395 and 495 in Northern Virginia will find new camera technology that aims to verify carpool trips and catch drivers cheating the system.
7 ways the ride to the office might be different this fall|Luz Lazo|September 2, 2021|Washington Post
On the part of I-270 south of I-370, one of the HOT lanes in each direction would come from converting the existing carpool lane.
Maryland reveals potential toll rates for proposed HOT lanes on Beltway, I-270|Katherine Shaver|February 26, 2021|Washington Post
On I-270, one of the HOT lanes would come from converting the existing carpool lane south of I-370.
Maryland selects Transurban, Macquarie to develop toll lanes for Beltway, I-270|Katherine Shaver|February 19, 2021|Washington Post
I-270 would get one new toll lane in each direction, in addition to the existing carpool lanes being converted into toll lanes.
Maryland narrows Beltway, I-270 expansion options to adding four toll lanes to each|Katherine Shaver|January 27, 2021|Washington Post

These granular settings allow you to assign different levels of trust to different apps so the carpool platform you rarely use only has the right amount of data on you.
Android security settings you should check right now|David Nield|September 24, 2020|Popular-Science
With Emma and maybe some other kids, and they have to drive carpool.
Lisa Kudrow on ‘Web Therapy’ & Why There Won’t Be a ‘Friends’ Reunion|Kevin Fallon|July 30, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Tuesdays and Thursdays I teach; Fridays I drive my 8-year-old daughter's carpool.
Blake Bailey: How I Write|Noah Charney|March 20, 2013|DAILY BEAST
When it is done it will be the longest continuous carpool lane in the country, if not the world.
Los Angeles Area Girds for Carmageddon II Freeway Closure|Christine Pelisek|September 28, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Once it is finished, the 70-mile carpool lane will stretch from Orange County to the San Fernando Valley.
Los Angeles Area Girds for Carmageddon II Freeway Closure|Christine Pelisek|September 28, 2012|DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for carpool

carpool

/ (ˈkɑːˌpuːl) /

verb, noun

another term for carshare

Derived forms of carpool

carpooling, noun

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