garage
Americannoun
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a building or indoor area for parking or storing motor vehicles.
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a commercial establishment for repairing and servicing motor vehicles.
verb (used with object)
noun
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a building or part of a building used to house a motor vehicle
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a commercial establishment in which motor vehicles are repaired, serviced, bought, and sold, and which usually also sells motor fuels
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a rough-and-ready style of rock music
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a type of disco music based on soul
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verb
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of garage
1900–05; < French, equivalent to gar ( er ) to shelter (< Germanic *warôn to take notice of; see ware 2) + -age -age
Explanation
A garage is a building that's meant for keeping cars or other vehicles in. Some houses have attached garages with automated doors. You might have your own garage, or you might pay to park your car in a large public garage down the street. The two buildings are very different — one large enough for one or two cars, and the other possibly accommodating hundreds — but they're both garages. You can also use the word garage for a car repair shop: "I have to take my car to the garage because it's making a weird noise."
Vocabulary lists containing garage
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Example Sentences
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On Saturday morning, police officers ensured the pair remained inside the vehicle transporting them until it had fully entered the courthouse garage and the doors had closed.
From Barron's • May 23, 2026
Things ramped up further in the 1990s, with jungle, garage and drum & bass fuelling underground raves and clubs.
From BBC • May 22, 2026
With so many incredible features on offer, it’s no surprise that the home was designed for grand-scale entertaining, complete with a seven-car garage that makes it easy to host company, including overnight guests.
From MarketWatch • May 21, 2026
It has seven garage stalls on the righthand side—with period-accurate dioramas from the opening of the race track and important eras in Indy racing, complete with tools, gas pumps and race cars.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026
There were bags and bags of them in the garage.
From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova
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