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Definition of carwash

carwash

/ˈkɑːrˌwɑːʃ/
car · wash
Plural:carwashes
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carwash Lexical Profile

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• noun

1

A commercial facility or automated structure equipped with brushes, sprayers, and dryers for cleaning the exterior and sometimes the interior of motor vehicles.

Example

"After driving through the muddy backroads, she stopped at the local carwash to rinse off the undercarriage."

2

The act or process of washing a motor vehicle, or a community event where volunteers wash vehicles to raise money for a charity or organization.

Example

"The high school band organized a weekend carwash in the supermarket parking lot to fund their upcoming trip."

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Word Nuance & Usage

While the closed compound "carwash" is widely accepted, the open form "car wash" remains more common in standard edited prose.

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Carwash. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/carwash
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