garage

1 of 2

noun

ga·​rage gə-ˈräzh How to pronounce garage (audio) -ˈräj How to pronounce garage (audio)
 Canadian also  -ˈrazh,
-ˈraj;
 British usually  ˈga-(ˌ)räzh,
-(ˌ)räj,
-rij
1
: a shelter or repair shop for automotive vehicles
2
: a cabinet with a vertical rolling door that is used for storing a small kitchen appliance

garage

2 of 2

verb

garaged; garaging

transitive verb

: to keep or put in a garage

Examples of garage in a Sentence

Noun a house with a two-car garage My car was making a strange noise, so I brought it to the garage. Verb He garaged the car for the winter.
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Noun
The duo were accused of torturing and killing Micah in March 2018 in the garage of Queen's friend Matthew Vandecasteele over a missing gun dispute, then dismembering Micah and disposing of his body parts. Emily Krauser, People.com, 12 May 2025 The garages at the Miami Beach Convention Center (1901 Convention Center Drive), Fifth Street & Alton Road (550 Lenox Ave.), and City Hall (1755 Meridian Ave.) are not included. Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 12 May 2025
Verb
Cook adds that garages with tight turns, narrow doorways, or a lack of headroom can also make parking difficult. Kristine Gill, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 May 2025 The book provides an intimate behind-the-curtain look at the team garages and the efforts of mechanics, engineers, technicians, team principals and executives — alongside its 20 drivers ready to risk everything for a taste of glory and to be enshrined forever in Formula 1 history. Kanika Talwar, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019 See All Example Sentences for garage

Word History

Etymology

Noun

borrowed from French, "docking (of a boat), place to store vehicles," from garer "to dock, moor" (going back to Middle French guerrer, garrer "to moor (a boat), shelter (merchandise)," going back to Old French (Brittany) varer "to protect oneself against," probably borrowed from Old Norse vara "to warn," varask "to be on one's guard") + -age -age — more at ware entry 3

Verb

derivative of garage entry 1

First Known Use

Noun

1902, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

1905, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of garage was in 1902

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“Garage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/garage. Accessed 17 May. 2025.

Kids Definition

garage

1 of 2 noun
ga·​rage gə-ˈräzh How to pronounce garage (audio) -ˈräj How to pronounce garage (audio)
: a shelter or repair shop for automotive vehicles

garage

2 of 2 verb
garaged; garaging
: to keep or put in a garage

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