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garage
has definitions from the fields of housing,business
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[ noun ] (housing) an outbuilding (or part of a building) for housing automobiles
Used in print (Frank Oppenheimer, "Science and Fear-- A Discussion...)The bombs are as_harmless_as an automobile in a garage . (Robert A. Futterman, The Future of Our Cities....)However , the building of freeways and garages cannot continue forever . Subways improved land values without taking_away land ; freeways boost valuation less ( because the garages they require are not prime buildings by_a_long_shot ) , and reduce the acreage that can be taxed . Downtown Los_Angeles is already two-thirds freeway , interchange , street , parking_lot and garage - one of those preposterous `` if '' statistics has already come to pass . To the extent that the problem is merely parking , an aggressive downtown management , like that of Lazarus_Brothers in Columbus , Ohio , can fight_back successfully by building a garage on the lot next_door . Related terms |
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[ verb ] keep or store in a garage, as of a car
Used in print (Rhode Island Legislative Council. Research Report...)It is reasonably economical for the state to have drivers garage state cars at their homes . (Rhode Island Legislative Council. Research Report...)The location of the latter now is determined for tax purposes at_the_time of registration , and it is now accepted practice to consider a motor_vehicle as being situated where it is garaged . Related terms |
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[ noun ] (business) a repair shop where cars and trucks are serviced and repaired
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