car wash
noun
1
: an area or structure equipped with facilities for washing automobiles
2
US
: an event at which people pay to have their cars washed to raise money for some purpose
Examples of car wash in a Sentence
Our church is having a car wash tomorrow from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
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The officers found Ronnie Sibley lying in the parking lot on the north side of the car wash, and found his child shot in the front passenger seat of the Dodge Challenger, according to the affidavit.
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Amy McDaniel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Mar. 2025
Police's preliminary investigation determined that the alleged shooters fled the scene in a white four-door Kia after approaching the victim's vehicle, which was parked in a bay at the car wash, the department said.
—Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY, 6 Mar. 2025
Police believe that the suspects fled from the car wash in a white four-door Kia after shooting the late rapper and his daughter.
—Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 5 Mar. 2025
Cops responded to the car wash just before 11 a.m. Monday, but both Lil Ronnie and his daughter were pronounced dead at the scene, Forest Hill police said.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 4 Mar. 2025
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Amy McDaniel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Mar. 2025
Police's preliminary investigation determined that the alleged shooters fled the scene in a white four-door Kia after approaching the victim's vehicle, which was parked in a bay at the car wash, the department said.
—Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY, 6 Mar. 2025
Police believe that the suspects fled from the car wash in a white four-door Kia after shooting the late rapper and his daughter.
—Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 5 Mar. 2025
Cops responded to the car wash just before 11 a.m. Monday, but both Lil Ronnie and his daughter were pronounced dead at the scene, Forest Hill police said.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 4 Mar. 2025
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“Car wash.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/car%20wash. Accessed 19 Mar. 2025.
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