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

Drive-through smoke shops, car washes and truck stop amenities also bring in revenue. —Mead Gruver, Fortune, 11 Apr. 2026

According to the affidavit, the child described multiple incidents occurring over several years, including while traveling to a car wash on March 22 and earlier at residences in Keene and Crowley. —Doug Myers, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2026

To cut down, Denver has asked its restaurants to only serve water to customers by request and encouraged residents to use more efficient commercial car washes, rather than rinsing off their car with buckets in the driveway. —Ella Nilsen, CNN Money, 6 Apr. 2026

Many of the stores offer non-ethanol gasoline, charging stations for electric vehicles and car washes. —Kaycee Sloan, Cincinnati Enquirer, 31 Mar. 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