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car show

car show noun: a typically annual or semiannual public event for exhibition of privately owned automobiles, especially classic cars.

car show: a typically annual or semiannual public event for exhibition of privately owned automobiles,...
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Noun

car show (plural car shows)

  1. A typically annual or semiannual public event for exhibition of privately owned automobiles, especially classic cars.
    • Near-synonym: cruise
    • They went to the car show to see some vintage iron.
    Synonyms:
    cruise
  2. (informal) An auto show.
    • They went to the car show to see the new models for this coming year.

Synonyms of car show

Forms of car show

pluralcar shows

Origin of car show

From car + show.

Questions about car show

What does car show mean?
Car show means a typically annual or semiannual public event for exhibition of privately owned automobiles, especially classic cars.
What part of speech is car show?
Car show is a noun.
What is the plural of car show?
The plural of car show is car shows.

Words near car show in the dictionary

  1. car seats
  2. car sewer
  3. car sewers
  4. car shed
  5. car sheds
  6. car show
  7. car shows
  8. car sickness
  9. car supermarket
  10. car surfing
  11. car transporter

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