9 definitions found for automobile

automobile n 1: a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine; "he needs a car to get to work" [syn: car, auto, automobile, machine, motorcar] v 1: travel in an automobile

automobile - piqab

automobile 1883, in ref. to electric traction cars, from Fr. automobile (adj.), 1861, from Gk. auto- "self" + Fr. mobile "moving," from L. mobilis "movable." Meaning "self-propelled motor vehicle" is from 1895. The modern Gk. calls it autokineto "moved of itself." Automaker "manufacturer of automobiles" is from 1947.

automobile I. adjective Etymology: French, from aut- + mobile Date: 1883 automotive II. noun Date: circa 1889 a usually four-wheeled automotive vehicle designed for passenger transportation • automobile intransitive verb • automobilist noun

automobile
n. US a motor car.
Etymology: F (as AUTO-, MOBILE)

automobile (automobiles) An automobile is a car. (mainly AM) N-COUNT

automobile ˈɔ:təməubi:l n. US a motor car. [F (as AUTO-, MOBILE)]

Automobile Au`to*mo"bile, n. [F.] An automobile vehicle or mechanism; esp., a self-propelled vehicle suitable for use on a street or roadway. Automobiles are usually propelled by internal combustion engines (using volatile inflammable liquids, as gasoline or petrol, alcohol, naphtha, etc.), steam engines, or electric motors. The power of the driving motor varies from about 4 to 50 H. P. for ordinary vehicles, ranging from the run-about to the touring car, up to as high as 200 H. P. for specially built racing cars. Automobiles are also commonly, and generally in British usage, called motor cars.

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