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car wash

US/ˈkɑɹ ˌwɑʃ/

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British/ˈkɑɹ ˌwɔʃ/

car wash noun: an event at which people (often students) wash cars, often for a small fee or donation.

car wash: an event at which people (often students) wash cars, often for a small fee or donation
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Noun

car wash (plural car washes)

  1. An event at which people (often students) wash cars, often for a small fee or donation
  2. A place at which a car is washed, usually for a fee and often mechanically by driving the car through a tunnel.
    • I'm going to take the car to the car wash.
  3. An instance of washing a car, especially such a place.
    • I'm going to take the car in for a car wash.

car wash meaning in Malay, Indonesian, Persian and Thai

car wash in Malay

place at which a car is washed, often mechanically
tempat cuci kereta

car wash in Indonesian

place at which a car is washed, often mechanically
tempat cuci mobil

car wash in Persian

place at which a car is washed, often mechanically
کارواش kârvâš

car wash in Thai

place at which a car is washed, often mechanically
การล้าง รถ gaan láang rót
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car wash in Vietnamese
rửa xe

Forms of car wash

pluralcar washes
alternative formcarwash

Words formed from car wash

Questions about car wash

What does car wash mean?
Car wash means an event at which people (often students) wash cars, often for a small fee or donation.
What is car wash in Malay?
Car wash in Malay is tempat cuci kereta. See Car wash meaning in Malay.
What part of speech is car wash?
Car wash is a noun.
How do you pronounce car wash?
Car wash is pronounced /ˈkɑɹ ˌwɑʃ/ (US).
What is the plural of car wash?
The plural of car wash is car washes.

Words near car wash in the dictionary

  1. car sickness
  2. car supermarket
  3. car surfing
  4. car transporter
  5. car transporters
  6. car wash
  7. car washes
  8. car wreck
  9. car wrecks
  10. car-body van
  11. car-body vans

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