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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Residents are asked to only wash vehicles at commercial car washes that recirculate water.
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American-Statesman Staff, Austin American Statesman, 4 Mar. 2026
If passed, the car wash will be built.
—CBS News, 3 Mar. 2026
Ten days later, the authorities stopped a Saab, which had a new paint job, at a car wash.
—Anand Gopal, New Yorker, 28 Feb. 2026
But as Chiefs general manager Brett Veach navigated the car wash of media points this week here in Indianapolis, the focus of his interviews remained on a player who has defined the past.
—Sam McDowell 26, Kansas City Star, 26 Feb. 2026
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American-Statesman Staff, Austin American Statesman, 4 Mar. 2026
If passed, the car wash will be built.
—CBS News, 3 Mar. 2026
Ten days later, the authorities stopped a Saab, which had a new paint job, at a car wash.
—Anand Gopal, New Yorker, 28 Feb. 2026
But as Chiefs general manager Brett Veach navigated the car wash of media points this week here in Indianapolis, the focus of his interviews remained on a player who has defined the past.
—Sam McDowell 26, Kansas City Star, 26 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for car wash
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“Car wash.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/car%20wash. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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