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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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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