automotive
adjective
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Definition of automotive
1
: self-propelled
2
: of, relating to, or concerned with self-propelled vehicles or machines
Examples of automotive in a Sentence
The store stocks automotive parts.
Recent Examples on the Web
Sheikh, 44, owns several automotive repair businesses in the area. — Antonio Olivo, Washington Post, "With Corey Stewart leaving politics, Prince William County’s political future is up for grabs," 6 July 2019 Ezra Dyer is the automotive editor for Popular Mechanics. — Ezra Dyer, BostonGlobe.com, "‘Jeopardy’ doesn’t want me!," 20 June 2019 Fortunately, this is all well within Austin’s skill set, as the talented gearhead was born with a silver wrench in his mouth thanks to his family’s automotive salvage business, which has existed since 1920. — Eric Adams, Popular Mechanics, "How 'Shaft' Brought the 1971 Chevy Chevelle SS Into 2019," 14 June 2019 Tesla’s automotive business has recently struggled to generate enough revenue to offset the production of the Model 3, the company’s first electric car for the mass market. — Sean O'kane, The Verge, "Tesla closes a dozen solar installation centers as part of recent layoffs," 22 June 2018 The automotive business, for example, has demonstrated in the past 20 to 30 years that modern manufacturing techniques can significantly reduce the costs of making even the most complex modern cars. — Eric Adams, WIRED, "Four Reasons We Don’t Have Flying Cars—Yet," 15 June 2018 Doggett, one of the nation's largest heavy equipment dealers, is getting into the automotive business. — Paul Takahashi, Houston Chronicle, "Doggett Industries acquires Lone Star Ford dealership," 2 May 2018 Anyone who follows the automotive business or simply loves cars knows it. — John Scott Lewinski, Ars Technica, "A 5-liter V8 in a world of small-capacity turbos: The 2018 Lexus GS F," 8 Apr. 2018 Nuance, a leading speech-recognition company involved in the automotive business, is already working on voice systems for cars that would be even easier to use. — John R. Quain, New York Times, "Alexa, What Happened to My Car?," 25 Jan. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'automotive.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for automotive
automotive
adjective
English Language Learners Definition of automotive
: of, relating to, or concerned with cars and other vehicles
See the full definition for automotive in the English Language Learners Dictionary
automotive
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Kids Definition of automotive
: of or relating to automobiles
an automotive parts store