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 event also includes a pair of charity car washes in St. Ignace, a sunset cruise on Aug. 1, a drone show on Aug. 1, bounce houses, games, live music and fireworks on Aug. 2 in St. Ignace.
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Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 29 July 2025
The car wash would be located on a new outlot, split off from a previously larger vacant lot along Main Street and on the opposite side of the entryway from an existing fuel station, convenience store and oil-change service center.
—Jim Riccioli, jsonline.com, 27 July 2025
On a recent morning in an industrial zone near Hong Kong’s bustling cargo port, a white MG electric taxi glided into a narrow kiosk resembling a car wash.
—Clay Chandler, Fortune, 19 July 2025
But most raids were conducted at restaurants, car washes and building supply stores where the undocumented often seek day work.
—Thomas Elias, Mercury News, 18 July 2025
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Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 29 July 2025
The car wash would be located on a new outlot, split off from a previously larger vacant lot along Main Street and on the opposite side of the entryway from an existing fuel station, convenience store and oil-change service center.
—Jim Riccioli, jsonline.com, 27 July 2025
On a recent morning in an industrial zone near Hong Kong’s bustling cargo port, a white MG electric taxi glided into a narrow kiosk resembling a car wash.
—Clay Chandler, Fortune, 19 July 2025
But most raids were conducted at restaurants, car washes and building supply stores where the undocumented often seek day work.
—Thomas Elias, Mercury News, 18 July 2025
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“Car wash.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/car%20wash. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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