garage

[ guh-rahzh, -rahjor, especially British, gar-ij, -ahzh ]

noun

1. a building or indoor area for parking or storing motor vehicles.
2. a commercial establishment for repairing and servicing motor vehicles.

verb (used with object)

, ga·raged, ga·rag·ing.

1. to put or keep in a garage.

garage

/ ˈɡærɑːʒ; -rɪdʒ /

noun

1. a building or part of a building used to house a motor vehicle
2. a commercial establishment in which motor vehicles are repaired, serviced, bought, and sold, and which usually also sells motor fuels
3. 1. a rough-and-ready style of rock music
   2. a type of disco music based on soul

verb

1. tr to put into, keep in, or take to a garage

Other Words From

• ga·ragea·ble adjective
• unga·raged adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of garage¹

1900–05; < French, equivalent to gar ( er ) to shelter (< Germanic *warôn to take notice of; ware ² ) + -age -age

Word History and Origins

Origin of garage¹

C20: from French, from garer to dock (a ship), from Old French: to protect, from Old High German warōn; see beware

Example Sentences

After purchasing their first home in 2020, the couple spent eight months redoing the garage, which had a collapsed roof, last year.

From Los Angeles Times

Just two months before that, almost exactly two years ago, the “Jay Leno’s Garage” star was treated for second- and third-degree burns he sustained while working on an old car in his Burbank garage.

From Los Angeles Times

Another resident, who did not want to give their name, said he and his partner commissioned their own independent engineering report after persistent flooding in their garage, driveway, and garden.

From BBC

Another 20-year-old man was chased across a garage forecourt before the dog attacked him.

From BBC

The McWaids rushed to the garage, but as Ken McWaid opened the garage door, thick black smoke billowed in and hot embers singed his skin.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• barn
• parking lot
• parking space
• repair shop
• shop