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.
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Following the sound, the officers were directed to a car wash on Van Brunt Boulevard, near I-70.
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Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 14 Apr. 2025
One person was reportedly attacked across the street from the Ralph’s supermarket near 67th Street and El Cajon Boulevard, while another person was attacked near a car wash in the area, said police Officer Colin Steinbroner.
—Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Apr. 2025
Sibley and his daughter were killed March 3 in a shooting at a Forest Hill car wash.
—Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Mar. 2025
Oceanside brunches with the kids on the weekends, then to the sand to build sand castles or dig holes, then to the drive-through car wash and maybe some ice cream after.
—The Editors Of Ad, Architectural Digest, 7 Feb. 2025
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Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 14 Apr. 2025
One person was reportedly attacked across the street from the Ralph’s supermarket near 67th Street and El Cajon Boulevard, while another person was attacked near a car wash in the area, said police Officer Colin Steinbroner.
—Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Apr. 2025
Sibley and his daughter were killed March 3 in a shooting at a Forest Hill car wash.
—Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Mar. 2025
Oceanside brunches with the kids on the weekends, then to the sand to build sand castles or dig holes, then to the drive-through car wash and maybe some ice cream after.
—The Editors Of Ad, Architectural Digest, 7 Feb. 2025
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“Car wash.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/car%20wash. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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