- automobile n
- From Eng. ought to, and Lat. moveo, to move. A vehicle which ought to move, but frequently can't.
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automobile n
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automobile — [ ɔtɔmɔbil; otomɔbil ] adj. et n. f. • 1861; de auto et mobile, d apr. locomobile 1 ♦ Qui se meut de soi même; qui est mû par un moteur à explosion, à réaction, un moteur électrique, un gazogène, etc. Véhicule, voiture automobile. ⇒ auto, autobus … Encyclopédie Universelle
automobile — au‧to‧mo‧bile [ˈɔːtəməbiːl ǁ ˈɒːtəmoʊ ] noun [countable] especially AmE a car: • It makes rubber parts for the automobile industry. * * * automobile UK US /ˈɔːtəməʊbiːl/ noun [C] US ► TRANSPORT a car: »Foreign sales of automobiles, parts, and… … Financial and business terms
automobile — v. i. 1. to travel in an automobile. Syn: motor. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Automobile — Au to*mo*bile , n. [F.] 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 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
automobile — /auto mɔbile/ s.f. [dal fr. automobile, comp. di auto e dell agg. lat. mobĭlis che si muove ]. (trasp.) [veicolo a motore a quattro ruote per il trasporto privato su strada] ▶◀ [➨ auto] … Enciclopedia Italiana
automobile — This word, together with car, is the standard term in AmE, but in BrE it is used little apart from in the name Automobile Association. In BrE limousine has connotations of ostentation, whereas in AmE it is a normal word for a large chauffeur… … Modern English usage
automobile — [n] land vehicle; car auto, bucket of bolts*, bug*, buggy*, bus, clunker*, compact, convertible, crate*, four wheeler*, gas guzzler*, go cart*, hardtop, hatchback, heap*, jalopy*, junker*, lemon*, limousine, motor car, oil burner*, passenger car … New thesaurus
automobile — ► NOUN chiefly N. Amer. ▪ a motor car … English terms dictionary
automobile — ☆ automobile [ôt΄ə mə bēl′, ôt΄əmōbēl′; ät΄ə mə bēl′; ôt′ə mə bēl΄; ôt΄ə mō′bēl ] n. [Fr: see AUTO & MOBILE] a passenger vehicle, usually four wheeled, propelled by an engine or motor that is part of it, esp. an internal combustion engine, and… … English World dictionary
Automobile — « Voiture » redirige ici. Pour les autres significations, voir Voiture (homonymie). Une Mercedes Benz 300 SL, modèle emblématique des anné … Wikipédia en Français
Automobile — For the magazine, see Automobile Magazine. Car and Cars redirect here. For other uses, see Car (disambiguation). Automobile … Wikipedia
