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Garage House Bre Car Noun ˈɡærɑːʒ ˈɡærɑːdʒ Built In

Word garage
WordType (noun)
Phonetic BrE / ˈɡærɑːʒ / BrE / ˈɡærɑːdʒ /
Example
  • a house with a built-in garage
  • a house with an attached garage
  • a double garage (= one for two cars)
  • a bus garage
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garage

(noun)BrE / ˈɡærɑːʒ / BrE / ˈɡærɑːdʒ /
  1. a building for keeping one or more cars or other vehicles in
    • a house with a built-in garage
    • a house with an attached garage
    • a double garage (= one for two cars)
    • a bus garage
    • an underground garage (= for example under an office building)
  2. a place where vehicles are repaired and where you can buy a car or buy petrol/gas and oil
    • see also petrol station
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/petrol-station
    • a garage mechanic
  3. a type of house music
    • See related entries: Styles of music
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/topic/styles_of_music/garage_3

    Extra Examples

    • Don’t forget to put the car in the garage.
    • I took the car to the local garage to get it fixed.
    • The car’s still at the garage.

    Word Origin

    • early 20th cent.: from French, from garer ‘to shelter’.
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