carbarn

noun

car·barn ˈkär-ˌbärn

: a building that houses the cars of a street railway or the buses of a bus system

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web The car had been kept in a corner of the carbarn gathering dust like an old piece of furniture in the back of someone’s basement. —

Carl Nolte, SFChronicle.com, 7 Sep. 2019

These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'carbarn.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Word History

First Known Use

1875, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler

The first known use of carbarn was in 1875

See more words from the same year

Cite this Entry

Style

“Carbarn.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/carbarn. Accessed 24 Mar. 2023.

Copy Citation

Word of the Day

zany

Listen to the pronunciation of zany

See Definitions and Examples »

Get Word of the Day daily email!

Test Your Vocabulary

Love It or Hate It

When asked about her blind date, Carol spoke for hours with vitriol.

Hate Love

Test your knowledge - and maybe learn something along the way.

TAKE THE QUIZ

Solve today's spelling word game by finding as many words as you can with using just 7 letters. Longer words score more points.

Can you make 12 words with 7 letters?

PLAY