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
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Noun
He drives an expensive automobile.
browsed online for used automobiles for sale
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Noun
The driver will have blood drawn for a sobriety test, which is standard protocol when an automobile accident results in death or serious injury.
—Jordan Smith, The Indianapolis Star, 8 Dec. 2024
The tariffs, if implemented, could dramatically raise prices for American consumers on everything from gas to automobiles to agricultural products.
—Colleen Long and Aamer Madhani, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2024
Adjective
That included state income taxes ($130.7 million, or 15.1%, above estimates), non-automobile sales taxes ($80.7 million, or 8.5%, above estimates), auto sales taxes ($10.1 million, or 7.8%, above estimates) and commercial activity taxes ($2.4 million, or 23.1%, above estimates).
—Andrew J. Tobias, cleveland, 10 Jan. 2022
Bad news for the anti-automobile Ham & Eggers.
—Nick Canepa Columnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Nov. 2020
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“Automobile.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/automobile. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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automobile
1 of 2 adjective
au·to·mo·bile
ˈȯt-ə-mō-ˌbēl
ˌȯt-ə-mō-ˈbē(ə)l
ˌȯt-ə-mō-ˈbē(ə)l
ˌȯt-ə-ˈmō-ˌbēl
: of or relating to automobiles
automobile
2 of 2 noun
: a usually four-wheeled vehicle with its own power system (as an internal combustion engine) designed for passenger transportation
automobile
verb
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