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automobile definition

☆ auto·mo·bile (ôt′ə mə bēl′, -mō-; ät′-; ôt′ə mə bēl′; ôt′ə mō′bēl)

noun

a passenger vehicle, usually four-wheeled, propelled by an engine or motor that is part of it, esp. an internal-combustion engine, and meant for traveling on streets or roads; motorcar

Etymology: Fr: see auto- & mobile

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automobile Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • hire: Firm to develop and hired automobiles beyond the free can lower your.

Adjective modifier

  • vintage: A wonderful collection of vintage automobiles can also be seen.

Modifies a noun

  • insuranceone: Through the purchase of automobile insuranceone the trial lawyers is elected or.

Noun used with modifier

  • tupelo: People require more tupelo automobile museum consumer expenditure surveys make shopping for.
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automobile quotes

That the automobile has practically reached the limit of its development is suggested by the fact that during the past year no improvements of a radical naturehave been introduced.

-Anonymous

Except the American woman, nothing interests the eye of Americanmanmorethantheautomobile, or seemsso important to him as an object of aesthetic appreciation.

-Barr, Alfred Hamilton,Jr

An artist who has travelled on a steam train, driven an automobile,or flowninanairplanedoesn'tfeelthesame way about form and space as one who has not.

-Davis, Stuart

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