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.
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Haunted car wash experiences typically last for a few minutes and cost about $25 to $30. Charles Singh, Nashville Tennessean, 17 Oct. 2025 There will be games, horseback rides, jumpers and food sold along with car wash. Abby Hamblin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Oct. 2025 Following the sound, the officers were directed to a car wash on Van Brunt Boulevard, near I-70. Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 26 Sep. 2025 Surveillance footage from inside the car wash, reviewed by McClatchy News, shows a masked agent wearing a helmet racing down a hallway as Shouhed approaches him. Julia Marnin, Sacbee.com, 26 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for car wash

Word History

First Known Use

1915, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of car wash was in 1915

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“Car wash.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/car%20wash. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.

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