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The definition of an automobile is a means of transportation that usually has wheels and an engine.
(noun)A car is an example of an automobile.
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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
Origin: Fr: see auto- & mobile
See automobile in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
A self-propelled passenger vehicle that usually has four wheels and an internal-combustion engine, used for land transport. Also called motorcar.
adjective Of or relating to automobiles; automotive.
Origin:
Origin: French
Origin: : Greek auto-, auto-
Origin: + French mobile, mobile (from Old French; see mobile)
.Related Forms:
- auˌto·mo·bilˈist noun
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