automobile
Personal road transport
An automobile is a self-propelled passenger vehicle, typically with four wheels and an internal combustion or electric engine—a car.
The word emphasizes the machine's ability to move under its own power rather than being pulled by horses.
Automobile sounds more formal than car and appears often in industry contexts: the automobile industry, automobile insurance.
As a verb, rarely used, it means to travel by car.
Wheeled motor vehicle
- sedanEnclosed passenger car
- SUVRugged passenger vehicle
- coupeTwo-door fixed-roof car
- hatchbackCar with rear swing-door
convertible · crossover · minivan · wagon · engine · chassis · drivetrain · transmission
Movement along routes
- congestionExcessive accumulation causing blockage
- gridlockComplete mutual obstruction
- rush-hourDaily commute congestion period
- highwayMajor road for travel
interstate · expressway · carpool · park-and-ride · commuter · drive-time · detour · roadwork
Major road for travel
- navigationDetermining position and course
- touringTraveling for pleasure
- journeyTravel from place to place
- destinationIntended arrival point
scenery · landmarks · itinerary · maps · sightseeing · cross-country · open-road · roadside
Powered by current
- hybridThing of mixed parentage
- self-drivingOperating without human control
- autonomousSelf-directed and free
- batteryPortable electricity storage
regenerative · connectivity · infotainment · telematics · aerodynamics · turbocharging · lightweight · driverless
Industrial product creation
- assemblyConstructing from components
- automakerVehicle manufacturer
- factoryIndustrial production facility
- plantBotanical organism
dealership · OEM · supply-chain · production · workforce · union · logistics · aftermarket
Speed competition sport
- NASCARStock car sanctioning body
- rallyGathering for a cause
- dragstripStraight track for acceleration contests
- speedwayMotor racing venue
lap · horsepower · track · drifting · Indy · qualifying · podium
Mobile living quarters
- motorhomeSelf-propelled living quarters
- campervanSelf-propelled recreational vehicle
- caravanTraveling group with goods
- trailerPromotional film excerpt
camping · tailgating · restoration · collector · vintage
car
Wheeled motor vehicle
hatchback · convertible · crossover · minivan · wagon · engine · chassis · drivetrain · transmission · wheels
traffic
Movement along routes
- congestionExcessive accumulation causing blockage
- gridlockComplete mutual obstruction
- rush-hourDaily commute congestion period
highway · interstate · expressway · carpool · park-and-ride · commuter · drive-time · detour · roadwork · beltway
highway
Major road for travel
- navigationDetermining position and course
- touringTraveling for pleasure
- journeyTravel from place to place
destination · scenery · landmarks · itinerary · maps · sightseeing · cross-country · open-road · roadside · wanderlust
electric
Powered by current
- hybridThing of mixed parentage
- self-drivingOperating without human control
- autonomousSelf-directed and free
battery · regenerative · connectivity · infotainment · telematics · aerodynamics · turbocharging · lightweight · driverless · EV
manufacturing
Industrial product creation
- assemblyConstructing from components
- automakerVehicle manufacturer
- factoryIndustrial production facility
plant · dealership · OEM · supply-chain · production · workforce · union · logistics · aftermarket · sales
racing
Speed competition sport
- NASCARStock car sanctioning body
- rallyGathering for a cause
- dragstripStraight track for acceleration contests
speedway · lap · horsepower · track · drifting · Indy · qualifying · podium
RV
Mobile living quarters
- motorhomeSelf-propelled living quarters
- campervanSelf-propelled recreational vehicle
- caravanTraveling group with goods
trailer · camping · tailgating · restoration · collector · vintage
prestige
Reputation commanding admiration
Bentley · Rolls-Royce · Porsche · Maserati · BMW · Audi · sunroof · chauffeur · woodgrain · limousine
garage
Enclosed vehicle storage structure
- mechanicVehicle maintenance professional
- tune-upRoutine vehicle maintenance
- inspectionFormal assessment of condition
repair · carport · driveway · workshop · diagnostics · warranty · mileage · alignment · bodywork · detailing
- car stuffsteering wheel, seat belt, car, rearview mirror, side mirror
- productsappliances, cars, clothing, computers, electronics
- produits de consommationaliment, medicament, parfum, dentifrice, detergent
- trasportiauto, autobus, bus, camion, moto
- carscar, auto, sedan, coupe, hatchback
- Auto- wordsautopilot, autocorrect, autobiography, autograph, automatic
automobilebicycle
Pedal-powered two-wheeler
walking · horse · horseback · public transit · mass transit
automobilehorse and buggy
Animal-drawn wheeled vehicle
horse-drawn carriage · stagecoach · ox cart · covered wagon · rickshaw
- classic automobilesOld collectible motor vehicles
- automobile insuranceProtection against vehicular losses
- antique automobilesOld collectible motor vehicles
- automobile accidentVehicle collision incident
- automobile industryVehicle manufacturing business
- automobile racingCompetitive driving at speed