automobile
nounUK /ˈɔː.tə.mə.biːl/
US /ˈɑː.t̬ə.moʊ.biːl/
A car with four wheels and an engine that people drive.
My dad drives his automobile to work every morning.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A passenger vehicle designed for operation on ordinary roads.
The automobile industry grew quickly in the twentieth century.
3. Any self-propelled road vehicle, especially a four-wheeled one.
Early automobiles looked very different from modern ones.
4. A means of personal transportation powered by a motor.
Owning an automobile gave families more freedom to travel.