noun / verb
garage
guh-RAHZH/ɡəˈrɑːʒ/
A building used to house motor vehicles.
The open garage shelters both a car and a bicycle.
Etymology
French garage meant a place for storing something before its specific use for vehicle shelter. The modern meaning preserves that practical idea: a designated space where vehicles are kept.
In context
the garage is quite small and not accessible for for any vehicles other than a very small one so it does provide protection to uh our property
More examples
- Their garage has room for two cars.
- She garages her car during the winter.
- The mechanic at the garage replaces our worn brakes.
Forms
garage · garages · garaged · garaging
Similar words
- carport
- A roofed vehicle shelter with open sides, unlike an enclosed garage.
- shelter
- A broader term for protection, not specifically vehicle storage.