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/ˈɔtəmoʊbˌil/ /ˌɔtəmoʊbˈil/ Listen

noun

Automobile n. A self-propelled vehicle used for transporting passengers, suitable for use on a street or roadway. Many diferent models of automobiles have beenbuilt and sold commercially, possessing varied features such as a retractable roof (in a convertible), different braking systems, different propulsion systems, and varied styling. Most models have four wheels but some have been built with three wheels. Automobiles are usually propelled by internal combustion engines (using volatile inflammable liquids, as gasoline or petrol, alcohol, naphtha, etc.), and sometimes by steam engines, or electric motors. The power of the driving motor varies from under 50 H. P. for earlier models to over 200 H. P. larger models or high-performance sports or racing cars. An automobile is commonly called a car or an auto, and generally in British usage, motor cars.

Synonyms: car, auto, machine, motorcar.

verb

automobile v. i.

To travel in an automobile.

Synonyms: motor.

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Etymology of 'Automobile'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Automobile" Quotes from Famous Books

... persons a quarter of a mile off riding toward him; women, he perceived. Far north of them on the road, a black spot in a haze of dust, seemingly motionless but as one could guess advancing rapidly, was an automobile. ...

— The Iron Furrow • George C. Shedd

... car!" exclaimed Bert, as they went around another turn in the path and came to a road. Down it could be seen the headlight of an approaching trolley, and also the twin lamps of an oncoming automobile. ...

— The Bobbsey Twins at School • Laura Lee Hope

... that since the entrance-fee was suspended and the subscription reduced, the Automobile Club has increased its membership so largely that the Committee are thinking of re-naming ...

— Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 150, January 5, 1916 • Various

... J.W., "don't you suppose the trouble here in Deep Creek is because you're so near town? Nine miles is nothing these days, but when you first came to the farm there was only one automobile in the township. Now everybody can ...

— John Wesley, Jr. - The Story of an Experiment • Dan B. Brummitt

... direction of the schoolhouse, which stood exactly opposite. Deal was "dressed up"—that is to say, he wore his coat, collar, and tie. He stood combing his whiskers and looking over his steel-rimmed spectacles at Mrs. Deal, who descended from the automobile and followed Selah ...

— The Co-Citizens • Corra Harris

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