Automobile

From French automobile, from Ancient Greek Î±á½Ï„ÏŒÏ‚ (autÃ³s, "self") + French mobile ("moving"), from Latin mobilis ("movable").

Full definition of automobile

(plural automobiles)

(US, Canada) A type of vehicle designed to move on the ground under its own stored power and intended to carry a driver, a small number of additional passengers, and a very limited amount of other load. A car or motorcar.

2013, Philip J. Bushnell, Solvents, Ethanol, Car Crashes & Tolerance, Surprisingly, this analysis revealed that acute exposure to solvent vapors at concentrations below those associated with long-term effects appears to increase the risk of a fatal automobile accident. Furthermore, this increase in risk is comparable to the risk of death from leukemia after long-term exposure to benzene, another solvent, which has the well-known property of causing this type of cancer.

The word automobile usually implies a car with seating for perhaps four or five passengers.

A vehicle with more than six or seven seats is usually described as a limousine, minivan, van, SUV, bus, etc.