garage

[ guh-rahzh, -rahj or, especially British, gar-ij, -ahzh ]

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noun

a building or indoor area for parking or storing motor vehicles.
a commercial establishment for repairing and servicing motor vehicles.

verb (used with object),ga·raged, ga·rag·ing.

to put or keep in a garage.

Origin of garage

1900–05; <French, equivalent to gar(er) to shelter (<Germanic *warôn to take notice of; see ware²) + -age-age

Other words from garage

ga·rage·a·ble, adjective
un·ga·raged, adjective

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How to use garage in a sentence

Bars, clubs and theaters have been replaced by office buildings and accompanying parking garages.
Richard Pryor Gets the Last Laugh in Peoria | Justin Glawe | October 3, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
Soth relates the garages to a repeating cube motif in the series.
Photographer Alec Soth Shows a Different Side of Silicon Valley | Ann Binlot | November 22, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
It used to be all about finishes and brand names—Sub-Zero refrigerators, Viking ranges, three-car garages, an indoor pool.
After Storm, Who’s Got the Real Power? Look for Backup Generators | Daniel Gross | October 30, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST
Most of the fires have begun in cars sitting in open-air garages beneath residential units.
What’s Driving L.A. Serial Arsonist to Set Fires? | Christine Pelisek | January 2, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST
Most of the fires have begun in cars sitting in open-air garages beneath upstairs residential units.
Los Angeles Fires: Officials Race to Identify the Arsonist | Christine Pelisek | December 31, 2011 | THE DAILY BEAST

It is a great center for motoring and I found many of the garages so full that they could not take another car.
British Highways And Byways From A Motor Car | Thomas D. Murphy
It is a great motoring center, with finely built and well equipped garages.
British Highways And Byways From A Motor Car | Thomas D. Murphy
Meanwhile, I'll set some men to work to see if any of the big garages have sent a car to Kingston, and get the number verified.
The Grell Mystery | Frank Froest
The garages, best hotels, villas, and cafés are already filled with "those that suffer for honor's sake."
The New York Times Current History of the European War, Vol 1, Issue 4, January 23, 1915 | Various
Both garages replied that they hadn't seen the car and the Chief looked back at Amy speculatively.
Left Tackle Thayer | Ralph Henry Barbour

British Dictionary definitions for garage

garage

/ (ˈɡærɑːʒ, -rɪdʒ) /

noun

a building or part of a building used to house a motor vehicle
a commercial establishment in which motor vehicles are repaired, serviced, bought, and sold, and which usually also sells motor fuels

- a rough-and-ready style of rock music
- a type of disco music based on soul

verb

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

Origin of garage

C20: from French, from garer to dock (a ship), from Old French: to protect, from Old High German warōn; see beware

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