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

One of his clients was Bayron Rovidio Marin, a car wash worker injured during a raid in August. —Claudia Boyd-Barrett, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2026

In Anaheim last Sunday, photo and video evidence documented a violent confrontation instigated by ICE during a car wash raid. —Jody Agius Vallejo, Oc Register, 28 Jan. 2026

Restaurants, car washes, automotive services, medical services, convenience stores, entertainment, health and fitness, and early childhood education sites are all properties that entice Essential Properties, the company’s website shows. —George Avalos, Mercury News, 27 Jan. 2026

Over the summer, Bovino spent weeks in Los Angeles overseeing arrests at parking lots, car washes and other local businesses. —Mathew Miranda updated January 27, Sacbee.com, 27 Jan. 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