Meaning & use

garage

noun·Everyday

A building or part of a building used for parking a vehicle or repairing cars.

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We keep the bicycles and lawn mower in the garage next to the car.

The mechanic at the garage said the brakes needed to be replaced soon.

A note on using this word

In British English, "garage" can also mean a gas station, a sense less common in American English.

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