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
Synonyms
Examples of automobile in a Sentence
Noun
He drives an expensive automobile.
browsed online for used automobiles for sale
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Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 21 Oct. 2024
In her decade at the helm of General Motors, Mary Barra has been tasked with modernizing a century-plus-old automobile company while righting the ship after a bankruptcy and ignition switch scandal threatened the historic carmaker’s future.
—L'oreal Thompson Payton, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2024
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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Noun
The movie is set to tell the life story of Bugatti, the founder of the iconic automobile company, who was known for transforming the automotive world with his creative genius and relentless dedication to design and technology.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 21 Oct. 2024
In her decade at the helm of General Motors, Mary Barra has been tasked with modernizing a century-plus-old automobile company while righting the ship after a bankruptcy and ignition switch scandal threatened the historic carmaker’s future.
—L'oreal Thompson Payton, Fortune, 17 Oct. 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 30 Oct. 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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