carpool

American  

[kahr-pool] / ˈkɑrˌpul /

noun

• carpools
  plural

1. 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.

2. those included in such an arrangement.

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verb (used without object)

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

carpool British  

/ ˈkɑːˌpuːl /

verb

1. another term for carshare

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• carpooling
  noun

Inflected Forms

Nouns

• carpools
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of carpool

First recorded in 1940–45; car ¹ + pool ²

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Example Sentences

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carpool carpools

Most parents lose sleep over the amount of piecemeal work required to cobble together a summer schedule; very few relish the planning and spreadsheets and carpool rota involved in keeping their kids safe and occupied.

From Salon ● Jun. 24, 2026

Sixty-five local musicians in Salina packed their instruments and in a carpool caravan drove 30 minutes east, to the town of Abilene, population 6,500.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 14, 2026

A driver on California's notoriously congested highways put a life-sized dummy in the passenger seat to trick his way into the faster carpool lane, only to get caught for forgetting one detail -- the face.

From Barron's ● May 13, 2026

The government also called on people to "ride bicycles, carpool, use public transport, and restrict personal vehicle use when unnecessary".

From BBC ● Mar. 30, 2026

Anna’s sitting on the ledge by the carpool circle, and Garrett’s gesturing emphatically to Morgan.

From "Leah on the Offbeat" by Becky Albertalli

That is the popular constitutional contest the whistles, warnings, carpools, legal observers, and barricades made visible.

From Slate ● Jul. 27, 2026

Anna carpools with him too, and Tom joins Max for a few drinks at a local bar.

From Salon ● Jul. 17, 2026

They are the Chinese equivalent of suburban Americans who buy rugged SUVs for their carpools.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 6, 2025

Then a semi-permanent overhaul of rates and rules would be enacted in 2025 that might include weekend tolls for solo drivers, more hours when two-person carpools are tolled, and maybe an $18 max.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 18, 2023

Most are about boring things like carpools and dinners and dance rehearsals.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller

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