automobile
A type of motor vehicle designed to move on the ground under its own stored power and intended to carry a driver, a small number of additional passengers, and a very limited amount of other load.
Noun 1 meaning
A type of motor vehicle designed to move on the ground under its own stored power and intended to carry a driver, a small number of additional passengers, and a very limited amount of other load.
“Meronym: see list of auto parts”
Verb 1 meaning
To travel by automobile.
Adjective 1 meaning
Self-moving; self-propelled.
Etymology
From French automobile, from Ancient Greek αὐτός (autós, “self”) + French mobile (“moving”), from Latin mōbilis (“movable”), equivalent to auto- (“self”) + mobile.
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AUTOMOBILE at a glance
AUTOMOBILE has 10 letters and scores 14 points in Scrabble (A 1 + U 1 + T 1 + O 1 + M 3 + O 1 + B 3 + I 1 + L 1 + E 1) and 18 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #7,653 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
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