Automobile Definition

ôtə-mō-bēl, -mōbēl

automobiles

noun

automobiles

A self-propelled passenger vehicle that usually has four wheels and an internal-combustion engine, used for land transport.

American Heritage

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.

Webster's New World

(US, Canada) A type of 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. A car or motorcar.

Wiktionary

Synonyms:

adjective

Of or relating to automobiles; automotive.

American Heritage

verb

(dated) To travel by automobile.

Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Automobile

Noun

Singular:

automobile

Plural:

automobiles

Origin of Automobile

From French automobile, from Ancient Greek αὐτός (autós, “self”) + French mobile (“moving”), from Latin mobilis (“movable”).

From Wiktionary
French Greek auto- auto- French mobile mobile (from Old French mobile)

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition