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

It comes complete with a two-car garage and two levels of expansive floor plan.

From MarketWatch

There is one scene that takes place at sunset, with two characters taking in a view of downtown L.A. looking west from atop a parking garage.

From Los Angeles Times

It has been painted on to a wall above a row of garages on Queen's Mews and was first spotted on Monday.

From BBC

Burroughs even installed a subwoofer speaker beneath the sofa to give the garage the feel of a movie theater during family movie nights.

From Los Angeles Times

As more stuff has become “gadget-fied,” from garage openers to gym equipment, loved ones are reaching out with more—and more complicated—issues.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

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