automobile
1 of 2noun
au·to·mo·bile ˌȯ-tə-mō-ˈbēl 
ˈȯ-tə-mō-ˌbēl,
ˌȯ-tə-ˈmō-ˌbēl : a usually four-wheeled automotive vehicle designed for passenger transportation
automobile intransitive verb
automobilist
ˌȯ-tə-mō-ˈbē-list ˌȯ-tə-ˈmō-ˌbē-list
noun ˌȯ-tə-ˈmō-ˌbē-list automobile
2 of 2adjective
: automotive
Synonyms
Noun
- auto
- bus
- car
- horseless carriage
- machine
- motor
- motor vehicle
- motorcar
- wheels [slang]
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Example Sentences
Noun He drives an expensive automobile. browsed online for used automobiles for sale
Recent Examples on the Web
Jeff Potrykus, Journal Sentinel, 12 Aug. 2022 Any pretense that the automobile is a prosthetic will be eliminated, so car passengers can move on to other things. Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 8 Aug. 2022 Steiner died Sunday at Desert Regional Medical Center in Palm Springs from injuries suffered in a two-vehicle automobile accident in nearby La Quinta, the Riverside County Sheriff’s department told the Desert Sun newspaper. Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Aug. 2022 The automobile is a prime example and designers have used that to great (and sometimes downright hideous) effect for decades. Sam Abuelsamid, Forbes, 28 June 2022 The automobile is perhaps the quintessential American invention: a pillar of the national economy in the 20th and 21st centuries, a cultural symbol of freedom and self-reliance, and an inescapable feature of everyday life. Matt Ford, The New Republic, 18 Mar. 2022 The German automaker’s electric runabout has to accomplish just about everything that an average automobile is capable of. Matt Crisara, Popular Mechanics, 1 Oct. 2021 For a century, the automobile was a system of interoperating mechanics: engine, transmission, drive shaft, brakes, etc. Christopher Mims, WSJ, 22 May 2021 Now for the quaint: Motor car is preferred, but automobile is not incorrect. Gary Gilson, Star Tribune, 17 Apr. 2021 Courtney Astolfi, cleveland, 4 Jan. 2022 America should learn from their pro-cycling, anti-automobile ways, not drag them down to our level! Jessica Goldstein, Vulture, 23 Dec. 2021 See More
Noun
White’s parents were involved in an automobile accident in Florida in September 2020. Jeff Potrykus, Journal Sentinel, 12 Aug. 2022 Any pretense that the automobile is a prosthetic will be eliminated, so car passengers can move on to other things. Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 8 Aug. 2022 Steiner died Sunday at Desert Regional Medical Center in Palm Springs from injuries suffered in a two-vehicle automobile accident in nearby La Quinta, the Riverside County Sheriff’s department told the Desert Sun newspaper. Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Aug. 2022 The automobile is a prime example and designers have used that to great (and sometimes downright hideous) effect for decades. Sam Abuelsamid, Forbes, 28 June 2022 The automobile is perhaps the quintessential American invention: a pillar of the national economy in the 20th and 21st centuries, a cultural symbol of freedom and self-reliance, and an inescapable feature of everyday life. Matt Ford, The New Republic, 18 Mar. 2022 The German automaker’s electric runabout has to accomplish just about everything that an average automobile is capable of. Matt Crisara, Popular Mechanics, 1 Oct. 2021 For a century, the automobile was a system of interoperating mechanics: engine, transmission, drive shaft, brakes, etc. Christopher Mims, WSJ, 22 May 2021 Now for the quaint: Motor car is preferred, but automobile is not incorrect. Gary Gilson, Star Tribune, 17 Apr. 2021 Adjective
The Transportation Committee, chaired by Kerry McCormack, has expanded its purview to examine regional transportation policies, and focus more on non-automobile forms of transportation, like rail, bicycles, e-bikes, and scooters. Courtney Astolfi, cleveland, 4 Jan. 2022 America should learn from their pro-cycling, anti-automobile ways, not drag them down to our level! Jessica Goldstein, Vulture, 23 Dec. 2021 See More Word History
Etymology
Adjective and Noun
French, from aut- + mobile
First Known Use
Noun
1881, in the meaning defined above
Adjective
1876, in the meaning defined above
Kids Definition
automobile
noun
au·to·mo·bile ˌȯ-tə-mō-ˈbēl
ˈȯ-tə-mō-ˌbēl
: a usually four-wheeled vehicle that runs on its own power and is designed to carry passengers
automobilist
noun
as in driver
a person who travels by automobile with the introduction of affordable, mass-produced cars, more and more people left their horses at home and became automobilists Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- driver
- motorist
- chauffeur
- operator
- wheelman
- carpooler
- codriver
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- nondriver