garage

1 of 2

noun

ga·​rage gə-ˈräzh  -ˈräj 

Canadian also -ˈrazh, 

-ˈraj;

British usually ˈga-(ˌ)räzh, 

-(ˌ)räj, 

-rij

1

: a shelter or repair shop for automotive vehicles

2

: a cabinet with a vertical rolling door that is used for storing a small kitchen appliance

garage

2 of 2

verb

garaged; garaging

transitive verb

: to keep or put in a garage

Examples of garage in a Sentence

Noun

a house with a two-car garage

My car was making a strange noise, so I brought it to the garage.

Verb

He garaged the car for the winter.

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Pace projects involve bus purchases, an electric bus garage in Waukegan, and creation of the Pulse Cermak/22nd Street Line between Cicero and Yorktown Center in Lombard. — Marni Pyke, Chicago Tribune, 2 Nov. 2026

In an early version, Zvyagintsev imagined a final scene in which Nikolay, the Russian Heemeyer, bursts out of his garage riding a bulldozer and uses it to topple an excavator. — Joshua Yaffa, New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2026

Luke Willson said water got into the garage, the basement and underneath the church building, as well as in an office where the computers are. — Philip Marcelo, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2026

Similar to doors and windows, garages should not let in any light to be secure enough to keep mice out. — Emily Benda Gaylord, The Spruce, 1 Nov. 2026

Word History

Etymology

Noun

borrowed from French, "docking (of a boat), place to store vehicles," from garer "to dock, moor" (going back to Middle French guerrer, garrer "to moor (a boat), shelter (merchandise)," going back to Old French (Brittany) varer "to protect oneself against," probably borrowed from Old Norse vara "to warn," varask "to be on one's guard") + -age -age — more at ware entry 3

Verb

derivative of garage entry 1

First Known Use

Noun

1902, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

1905, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing garage

• garage band
• garage door
• garage sale
• parking garage

Rhymes for garage

• barrage
• collage
• corsage
• dressage
• massage
• mirage
• montage
• swaraj
• arbitrage
• camouflage
• entourage
• sabotage

Kids Definition

garage

1 of 2 noun

ga·​rage gə-ˈräzh  -ˈräj 

: a shelter or repair shop for automotive vehicles

garage

2 of 2 verb

garaged; garaging

: to keep or put in a garage