carpool
Americannoun
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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.
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those included in such an arrangement.
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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
Also: this carpool itself, a light green station wagon driven by a lady named Mrs. Drexel.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
There were whistles, Signal chats, legal observers, carpools, rent funds, and grocery deliveries.
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
After the briefing, about a dozen of us loaded into carpools and headed up a gravel road to begin the day’s work.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 11, 2024
Most are about boring things like carpools and dinners and dance rehearsals.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
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