automobile's

Belonging to car

Automobile's is the possessive form of automobile, indicating something belonging to or associated with a motor vehicle.

It appears in phrases like the automobile's engine or the automobile's impact on American cities.

The word automobile itself—a self-propelled passenger vehicle—sounds formal; car dominates everyday speech.

components

engine

Machine producing motion

brakes · suspension · exhaust · battery · radiator · alternator · carburetor · axle · drivetrain · steering

ownership

title

Formal honorific or name

lease · lien · financing · insurance · warranty · resale · trade-in · depreciation · equity · loan

history

maintenance

Preserving working condition

repairs · previous owners · Carfax · odometer · condition · wear · recalls · inspections · logbook · provenance

performance

horsepower

Rate of mechanical work

handling · fuel efficiency · mileage · traction · braking · cornering · responsiveness · pickup · top speed · aerodynamics

Opposites
ownership/association

automobile'sdriver's

Of one who steers

owner's · passenger's · human's · person's · manufacturer's

mode of transport

automobile'sbicycle's

Of a pedal-powered vehicle

train's · airplane's · horse's · ship's · bus's

Phrases
Family

automobile, automobiles

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G