AUTOMOBILE


Meaning of AUTOMOBILE in English

I. automobile like next adjective

Etymology: French, from aut- + mobile

: automotive

II. au·to·mo·bile ˌȯd.əmōˈbēl, ˌȯtəm-, ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ also ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈmōˌbēl or | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷_mə|bēl sometimes | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|bil or ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈmōbəl or ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈmōˌbil noun

( -s )

Etymology: French, from automobile, adjective

: a usually 4-wheeled automotive vehicle designed for passenger transportation on streets and roadways and commonly propelled by an internal-combustion engine using a volatile fuel (as gasoline) — called also car or especially Brit. motorcar

III. automobile intransitive verb

( -ed/-ing/-s )

: to ride in or drive an automobile

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