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au·to·mo·bile
(ô′tə-mō-bēl′, -mō′bēl′)n.
A self-propelled passenger vehicle that usually has four wheels and an internal-combustion engine, used for land transport. Also called motorcar.
adj.
Of or relating to automobiles; automotive.
[French : Greek auto-, auto- + French mobile, mobile (from Old French; see mobile).]
au′to·mo·bil′ist n.
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automobile
(ˈɔːtəməˌbiːl)n
(Automotive Engineering) another word (esp US) for car1
automobilist n
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au•to•mo•bile
(ˌɔ tə məˈbil, ˈɔ tə məˌbil)n.
1. a passenger vehicle designed for operation on ordinary roads and typically having four wheels and a gasoline or diesel internal-combustion engine.
adj. 2. automotive.
[1865–70; < French: literally, self-movable (vehicle)]
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| Noun | 1. |  automobile - a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine; "he needs a car to get to work"accelerator, accelerator pedal, gas pedal, throttle, gas, gun - a pedal that controls the throttle valve; "he stepped on the gas" air bag - a safety restraint in an automobile; the bag inflates on collision and prevents the driver or passenger from being thrown forward alternator - an old term for an electric generator that produces alternating current (especially in automobiles) ambulance - a vehicle that takes people to and from hospitals auto accessory - an accessory for an automobile automobile engine - the engine that propels an automobile automobile horn, car horn, motor horn, hooter, horn - a device on an automobile for making a warning noise backseat - a seat at the back of a vehicle (especially the seat at the back of an automobile) beach waggon, beach wagon, estate car, station waggon, station wagon, waggon, wagon - a car that has a long body and rear door with space behind rear seat bumper - a mechanical device consisting of bars at either end of a vehicle to absorb shock and prevent serious damage taxi, taxicab, cab, hack - a car driven by a person whose job is to take passengers where they want to go in exchange for money car door - the door of a car car mirror - a mirror that the driver of a car can use car seat - a seat in a car car window - a window in a car compact car, compact - a small and economical car convertible - a car that has top that can be folded or removed coupe - a car with two doors and front seats and a luggage compartment cruiser, patrol car, police car, police cruiser, prowl car, squad car - a car in which policemen cruise the streets; equipped with radiotelephonic communications to headquarters fender, wing - a barrier that surrounds the wheels of a vehicle to block splashing water or mud; "in Britain they call a fender a wing" first gear, low gear, low, first - the lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle; used to start a car moving floorboard - the floor of an automobile gas guzzler - a car with relatively low fuel efficiency gasoline engine, petrol engine - an internal-combustion engine that burns gasoline; most automobiles are driven by gasoline engines glove compartment - compartment on the dashboard of a car radiator grille, grille - grating that admits cooling air to car's radiator hardtop - a car that resembles a convertible but has a fixed rigid top hatchback - a car having a hatchback door high gear, high - a forward gear with a gear ratio that gives the greatest vehicle velocity for a given engine speed cowl, cowling, bonnet, hood - protective covering consisting of a metal part that covers the engine; "there are powerful engines under the hoods of new cars"; "the mechanic removed the cowling in order to repair the plane's engine" horseless carriage - an early term for an automobile; "when automobiles first replaced horse-drawn carriages they were called horseless carriages" loaner - a car that is lent as a replacement for one that is under repair automobile trunk, luggage compartment, trunk - compartment in an automobile that carries luggage or shopping or tools; "he put his golf bag in the trunk" minicar - a car that is even smaller than a subcompact car minivan - a small box-shaped passenger van; usually has removable seats; used as a family car Model T - the first widely available automobile powered by a gasoline engine; mass-produced by Henry Ford from 1908 to 1927 automotive vehicle, motor vehicle - a self-propelled wheeled vehicle that does not run on rails |
| Verb | 1. |  automobile - travel in an automobile driving - the act of controlling and steering the movement of a vehicle or animal go, locomote, move, travel - change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast" |
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automobile
noun (U.S.) car, machine, motor, vehicle, wheels (informal), auto (U.S.), jalopy (informal), motorcar He seems to have bought up half America's automobile production.
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Translations
سَيّارَه
автомобил
automobil
automobilbil
autoautomobiilihenkilöauto
automobil
autó
bifreiî
automobilis
automašīna
automobil
avtomobil
automobile
[ˈɔːtəməbiːl] (US)Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
automobile
n → Auto(mobil) nt, → Kraftwagen m (form)
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Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
automobile
(ˈoːtəməbiːl) , ((American) o:təməˈbi:l) noun (American. abbreviation ˈauto (ˈoːtou) – plural ˈautos) a motor-car.
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automobile
n. automóvil, carro, Cuba máquina, Spain coche.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
automobile
n automóvil m, coche m, carroEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.