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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Ralphs has burnt down, Gelson's has burnt down, the car wash, the library, whole area where the park is in the Huntington, many of the streets are on fire, Alphabet Streets.
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Raquel Coronell Uribe, NBC News, 8 Jan. 2025
The family is also raising money by hosting a car wash and bake sale on Saturday at the VFW in Azusa from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., ABC 7 reports.
—Kc Baker, People.com, 24 Dec. 2024
Over the past several weeks, people around the world have been celebrating the season of Halloween—dressing up, taking part in parades and festivals, hosting parties, and braving trips through haunted houses (and at least one haunted car wash).
—Alan Taylor, The Atlantic, 30 Oct. 2024
Andujar, however, allegedly pulled over in a nearby car wash parking lot and, the feds say, Guerrero Soto drove up in his scooter and picked up the drugs.
—Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 14 Feb. 2025
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Raquel Coronell Uribe, NBC News, 8 Jan. 2025
The family is also raising money by hosting a car wash and bake sale on Saturday at the VFW in Azusa from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., ABC 7 reports.
—Kc Baker, People.com, 24 Dec. 2024
Over the past several weeks, people around the world have been celebrating the season of Halloween—dressing up, taking part in parades and festivals, hosting parties, and braving trips through haunted houses (and at least one haunted car wash).
—Alan Taylor, The Atlantic, 30 Oct. 2024
Andujar, however, allegedly pulled over in a nearby car wash parking lot and, the feds say, Guerrero Soto drove up in his scooter and picked up the drugs.
—Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 14 Feb. 2025
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“Car wash.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/car%20wash. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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