garage

American  

[guh-rahzh, -rahj, gar-ij, -ahzh] / gəˈrɑʒ, -ˈrɑdʒ, ˈgær ɪdʒ, -ɑʒ /

noun

1. a building or indoor area for parking or storing motor vehicles.

2. a commercial establishment for repairing and servicing motor vehicles.

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verb (used with object)

garaged, garaging

1. to put or keep in a garage.

garage British  

/ ˈɡærɑːʒ, -rɪdʒ /

noun

1. a building or part of a building used to house a motor vehicle

2. a commercial establishment in which motor vehicles are repaired, serviced, bought, and sold, and which usually also sells motor fuels

3. 1. a rough-and-ready style of rock music

   2. a type of disco music based on soul

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verb

1. (tr) to put into, keep in, or take to a garage

Other Word Forms

• garageable adjective
• ungaraged adjective

Etymology

Origin of garage

1900–05; < French, equivalent to gar ( er ) to shelter (< Germanic *warôn to take notice of; ware ² ) + -age -age

Example Sentences

One tyre-fitting business in south Wales said their garage was "busier and busier" due to the condition of the roads.

From BBC

After frantic work in the garage, Mercedes managed to fix Russell's car by applying a series of default procedures such as switching the car off and on again and swapping out the steering wheel.

From BBC

Ones who’d stomp their feet above my bedroom at odd hours of the night or who’d block my parking garage without warning every time they had guests over.

From Los Angeles Times

As I approached number seven, I noticed a man standing in the side doorway near the garage.

From Literature

In New Orleans, passengers posted videos of lines that spilled into the parking garage.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• barn
• parking lot
• parking space
• repair shop
• shop