/ ˈɔːtəməbiːl; NAmE / noun
( NAmE ) a car :
the automobile industry
an automobile accident
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WORD ORIGIN
late 19th cent.: from French , from auto- self + mobile mobile.
AUTOMOBILE
Meaning of AUTOMOBILE in English
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005