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garage

ga·rage

UK/ˈɡæ.ɹɪdʒ/ US/ˈɡæ.ɹɑːʒ/ common uk
noun (2) verb (1)

noun

1.

an outbuilding (or part of a building) for housing automobiles

2.

a repair shop where cars and trucks are serviced and repaired

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verb

1.

keep or store in a garage

  • “we don”

Origin

Borrowed from French garage (“keeping under cover, protection, shelter”), derivative of French garer (“to keep under cover, dock, shunt, guard, keep”), from Middle French garer, garrer, guerrer; partly from Old French garir, warir (from Old Frankish *warjan); and partly from Old French varer (“to fight, defend oneself, protect”), from Old Norse varask (“to defend oneself”), reflexive of vara (“to ware, watch out, defend”); both ultimately from Proto-Germanic *warjaną (“to defend, ward off”), *warōną (“to watch, protect”), from Proto-Indo-European *wer- (“to close, cover, protect, save, defend”).

Phrases

  • 2-step garage
  • detached garage
  • future garage
  • garage apartment
  • garage band
  • garage certificate
  • garage door
  • garage door opener

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