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

For a $25 car wash, there's nothing particularly surprising about the transaction. — Brian Taylor, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026

A couple in Georgia stepped in to save a dog and her five pups, who were on the list to be euthanized, after they were found abandoned at a local car wash. — Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 16 Aug. 2026

Anderson, who denied involvement in Shakur’s killing, died two years later in what police said was an unrelated shooting at a Compton car wash. — Andrew Dalton, Chicago Tribune, 15 Aug. 2026

That was nicely exemplified by simply deciding to initiate giving scholarships by fundraising with car washes and camps or even simply seeking donations. — Kansas City Star, 13 Aug. 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