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garage noun ( CARS )

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Definition

[C] a building where a car is kept, which is built next to or as part of a house
Did you put the car in the garage?
[C] a place where cars are repaired
The car's still at the garage getting fixed.
[C] UK (US gas station) a place where fuel is sold for cars and other vehicles
[C] UK a place where cars are sold

(Definition of garage noun (CARS) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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