Modern English usage. 2014.
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 — [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
