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.
Recent Examples on the Web Following the sound, the officers were directed to a car wash on Van Brunt Boulevard, near I-70. Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 25 May 2024 The first incident was reported July 20 at The Wash Tub, a car wash in Helotes, Texas. Louis Casiano, Fox News, 9 Aug. 2024 The company has zoning approvals for a 30,000-square-foot medical office building along with a car wash and a fast-food restaurant with drive-through operation. Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 7 Aug. 2024 The challenge starts with a silly makeover for both parents, an enormous ice cream sundae, and a ride through the car wash with the windows down — but an anarchic trip to the amusement park ends with both parents arrested. Danny Horn, EW.com, 20 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for car wash 

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Word History

First Known Use

1915, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of car wash was in 1915

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“Car wash.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/car%20wash. Accessed 29 Sep. 2024.

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