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.
Recent Examples on the Web
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, 20 Mar. 2025
The surveillance video from the car wash’s security camera, published by TMZ, does not include audio but appears to show that Sibley was vacuuming his car, a maroon Dodge Challenger, when two men approached him and began shooting.
—Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Mar. 2025
The Texas community is still reeling from the murder of G$ Lil Ronnie and his five-year-old daughter at a local car wash.
—Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 5 Mar. 2025
Picture an individual without permanent housing who can now use this AI service to arrange meal pick-ups at a car wash and find affordable medication.
—Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
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Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 20 Mar. 2025
The surveillance video from the car wash’s security camera, published by TMZ, does not include audio but appears to show that Sibley was vacuuming his car, a maroon Dodge Challenger, when two men approached him and began shooting.
—Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Mar. 2025
The Texas community is still reeling from the murder of G$ Lil Ronnie and his five-year-old daughter at a local car wash.
—Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 5 Mar. 2025
Picture an individual without permanent housing who can now use this AI service to arrange meal pick-ups at a car wash and find affordable medication.
—Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
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“Car wash.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/car%20wash. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.
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