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

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

Video of the incident showed an SUV being towed away from the parking garage of the Da Vinci Apartments, where Martinez is being pinned to the ground by agents.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

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