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garage

ga·rage

garage

 
 
pronunciation:
g razh
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part of speech: noun
definition 1: a building or part of a building built to shelter cars, trucks, or other vehicles.
We own two cars, but the garage only has room for one.
 
definition 2: a business for repairing cars, trucks, or other vehicles.
Our old car is at the garage again.
 
Word History
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."
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