automobile

[aw-tuh-muh-beel, aw-tuh-muh-beel, aw-tuh-moh-beel, -buhl] / ˌɔ tə məˈbil, ˈɔ tə məˌbil, ˌɔ təˈmoʊ bil, -bəl /

NOUN

land vehicle; car

Synonyms

STRONGEST

auto bus convertible limousine passenger car pickup truck sports car station wagon taxi transportation truck van

STRONG

bug buggy compact crate four-wheeler go-cart hardtop hatchback heap jalopy junker lemon ride sedan subcompact tub wheels wreck

WEAK

bucket of bolts clunker gas guzzler motor car oil burner

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Burning hydrogen only produces water, which is why the aviation and automobile industries have looked at it as possibility to eliminate greenhouse gas emissions from travel.

From Barron's

I have another aphorism, this one related to automobiles, to keep in mind when planning your retirement: “Objects in the mirror may be closer than they appear.”

From MarketWatch

The big idea was to take Tesla’s learnings from its self-driving technology, which uses software and cameras to autonomously drive automobiles.

From The Wall Street Journal

That arrow was soon the envy of the automobile industry.

From The Wall Street Journal

Exports rose everywhere except to the United States and China, weighed down by tariffs on steel, automobiles and machinery.

From Barron's

automobile

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