car wash

noun

1

: an area or structure equipped with facilities for washing automobiles

2

US : an event at which people pay to have their cars washed to raise money for some purpose

Examples of car wash in a Sentence

Our church is having a car wash tomorrow from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Recent Examples on the Web

Social-media posts show that ICEBlock was used across the country, from the Bronx to Opelika, Alabama, with sightings of federal agents reported at car washes, Mexican restaurants, and grocery stores. —Oriana Van Praag, New Yorker, 28 Mar. 2026

Beckett said some cars, such as duallys, can't fit in their car washes of the more than half-dozen locations in the Houston area. —Peter Warren, Houston Chronicle, 20 Mar. 2026

An investigation is underway in Miami after an SUV slammed into a car wash at a gas station after the driver may have suffered a medical emergency, according to police. —Peter D'oench, CBS News, 20 Mar. 2026

And, more spectacularly, the car wash, which here has a taxi driving through that's made of synthetic and real carnations. —Jennifer Vanasco, NPR, 18 Mar. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1915, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for car wash

• backwash
• downwash
• mouthwash
• outwash
• panache
• whitewash
• bosh
• frosh
• gosh
• josh
• posh
• quash