- pronunciation:
- g
razh
- features:
- Word History, Word Explorer
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noun |
| definition 1: |
A garage is a building where cars, trucks, or buses are kept. Some garages are attached to a house and are used by one family, but some garages hold many cars and are used by many different people. Sometimes people pay money to park their car in a large garage.
I entered my house through the garage.My dad had to park in the parking garage before we could go to the restaurant.
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| definition 2: |
A garage is also a place where people take their car or truck to have it fixed.
When our car was making a funny noise, my mom took it to a garage to find out what was wrong.
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Garage is from an early French word that means "to shelter or dock ships." The French word came from a German word that meant "to take care."