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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The raid happened at a car wash in the Juniata Park neighborhood, NBC Philadelphia reported.
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Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 29 Jan. 2025
Their growth strategy includes opening new stores and acquiring existing car washes.
—Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 24 Jan. 2025
The quick service industry was bolstered with a multitude of on-the-go coffee shops and drive-thru car washes opening in the local market.
—Olivia Evans, The Courier-Journal, 30 Oct. 2024
But this has all of them beat, at least for originality, namely a pumpkin spice car wash.
—Jim Gorzelany, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
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Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 29 Jan. 2025
Their growth strategy includes opening new stores and acquiring existing car washes.
—Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 24 Jan. 2025
The quick service industry was bolstered with a multitude of on-the-go coffee shops and drive-thru car washes opening in the local market.
—Olivia Evans, The Courier-Journal, 30 Oct. 2024
But this has all of them beat, at least for originality, namely a pumpkin spice car wash.
—Jim Gorzelany, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
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“Car wash.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/car%20wash. Accessed 10 Feb. 2025.
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