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body shop

noun

: a shop where automotive bodies are made or repaired

Examples of body shop in a Sentence

My car is at the body shop having the dent in the door fixed.
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The restoration work included taking out the windows, the engine and transmission and working with the paint and body shop to bring it back. Eric D. Lawrence, Freep.com, 21 Nov. 2025 The threat forced Ford to shut down production at the assembly plant and associated buildings, including the paint and body shops, and evacuate about 2,200 employees for the night shift. Kansas City Star, 13 Nov. 2025 Transportation using public roads and highways to and from a mechanic or body shop is allowed. Gillian Stawiszynski, Cincinnati Enquirer, 3 Nov. 2025 The body shops then shared some of the profits with the tow truck drivers. Adrian Ruhi, Miami Herald, 6 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for body shop

Word History

First Known Use

1906, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of body shop was in 1906

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“Body shop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/body%20shop. Accessed 27 Nov. 2025.

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