car pooln.

Forms: Also car-pool, carpool.

Etymology: < car n.¹ + pool n.³Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈcar pool.

North American.

An arrangement whereby a group of people share their cars (to travel to work, take children to school, etc.); a car carrying members of a car pool; a group sharing cars in this way or the meeting-place of such a group. Cf. vanpool n..

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > transport > transport or conveyance in a vehicle > shared transport > [noun] > by car

car pool1942

car-pooling1962

society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > powered vehicle > motor car > [noun] > carrying members of a car pool

car pool1942

society > travel > transport > transport or conveyance in a vehicle > shared transport > [noun] > by car > one who uses > group of > meeting-place of

car pool1942

society > travel > transport > transport or conveyance in a vehicle > shared transport > [noun] > by car > one who uses > group of

car pool1986

1942 Reader's Digest Dec. 138 I don't believe I care for anything, thank you. I'm just in their car pool.

1943 McCall's Mag. Apr. 15 On a master map of the city car pools are plotted.

1959 A. Harrington Life in ‘Crystal Palace’ (1960) viii. 112 I look out of my picture-window to watch the late-arriving car-pools whirling up the long driveway.

1968 Mrs. L. B. Johnson White House Diary 18 Dec. (1970) 759 I always wondered how she managed to make 8 a.m. car pools.

1974 State (Columbia, S. Carolina) 1 Apr. 2- a/3 Special driving lanes and other plans favoring carpools are developing.

1986 Jrnl. (Fairfax County, Va.) 28 May a15/6 Disputes have sometimes arisen over the number of people that constitute a car pool.

Derivatives

ˈcar-pool v. (also ˈcarpool) (intransitive) to join a car pool; to drive or travel in a shared car, esp. to work; also transitive, to drive (passengers, esp. children) in a car pool.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > transport > transport or conveyance in a vehicle > shared transport > share transport [verb (intransitive)] > share car

pool-drive1942

car-pool1966

society > travel > transport > transport or conveyance in a vehicle > shared transport > share transport [verb (transitive)] > drive in shared car

car-pool1966

1966 N.Y. Times 19 Apr. 46/1 There she was the other day, as unruffled as if her only thought were carpooling her two children to school.

1975 Atlantic Monthly Dec. 65 If we won't car-pool, and if we won't or can't use mass transportation, can we at least get more mileage from the gallon?

1976 Billings (Montana) Gaz. 1 July (Advt. Suppl.) 1/1 The number of cars on the road can also be reduced if more people could be encouraged to ‘triple-up’ and carpool to work.

1986 New Yorker 17 Mar. 86/2 Ollar ships with a crew of eight, most of whom carpool to work together in the morning.

car-pooler n.

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society > travel > transport > transport or conveyance in a vehicle > shared transport > [noun] > by car > one who uses

pool driver1944

car-pooler1973

1973 Sunday Bull. (Philadelphia) 7 Oct. (Parade Suppl.) 12 Car poolers tell us..that when they are not at the wheel.., they come to work relaxed.

1983 Mass Transit Apr. 24/1 The company subsidizes each vanpool rider $25 a month while allowing sliding subsidies for carpoolers.

car-pooling n.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > transport > transport or conveyance in a vehicle > shared transport > [noun] > by car

car pool1942

car-pooling1962

1962 National Rev. (U.S.) 22 May 361/2 You have to proceed to the consideration of the relative values of carpooling with large or small families.

1985 USA Today 18 Oct. a5/2 Gov. Lamm, Mayor Frederico Pena kicked off winter Better Air campaign stressing car-pooling, mass transit.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1989; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	car pool
释义	car pooln. Forms: Also car-pool, carpool. Etymology: < car n.¹ + pool n.³Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈcar pool. North American. An arrangement whereby a group of people share their cars (to travel to work, take children to school, etc.); a car carrying members of a car pool; a group sharing cars in this way or the meeting-place of such a group. Cf. vanpool n.. ΘΚΠ society > travel > transport > transport or conveyance in a vehicle > shared transport > [noun] > by car car pool1942 car-pooling1962 society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > powered vehicle > motor car > [noun] > carrying members of a car pool car pool1942 society > travel > transport > transport or conveyance in a vehicle > shared transport > [noun] > by car > one who uses > group of > meeting-place of car pool1942 society > travel > transport > transport or conveyance in a vehicle > shared transport > [noun] > by car > one who uses > group of car pool1986 1942 Reader's Digest Dec. 138 I don't believe I care for anything, thank you. I'm just in their car pool. 1943 McCall's Mag. Apr. 15 On a master map of the city car pools are plotted. 1959 A. Harrington Life in ‘Crystal Palace’ (1960) viii. 112 I look out of my picture-window to watch the late-arriving car-pools whirling up the long driveway. 1968 Mrs. L. B. Johnson White House Diary 18 Dec. (1970) 759 I always wondered how she managed to make 8 a.m. car pools. 1974 State (Columbia, S. Carolina) 1 Apr. 2- a/3 Special driving lanes and other plans favoring carpools are developing. 1986 Jrnl. (Fairfax County, Va.) 28 May a15/6 Disputes have sometimes arisen over the number of people that constitute a car pool. Derivatives ˈcar-pool v. (also ˈcarpool) (intransitive) to join a car pool; to drive or travel in a shared car, esp. to work; also transitive, to drive (passengers, esp. children) in a car pool. ΘΚΠ society > travel > transport > transport or conveyance in a vehicle > shared transport > share transport [verb (intransitive)] > share car pool-drive1942 car-pool1966 society > travel > transport > transport or conveyance in a vehicle > shared transport > share transport [verb (transitive)] > drive in shared car car-pool1966 1966 N.Y. Times 19 Apr. 46/1 There she was the other day, as unruffled as if her only thought were carpooling her two children to school. 1975 Atlantic Monthly Dec. 65 If we won't car-pool, and if we won't or can't use mass transportation, can we at least get more mileage from the gallon? 1976 Billings (Montana) Gaz. 1 July (Advt. Suppl.) 1/1 The number of cars on the road can also be reduced if more people could be encouraged to ‘triple-up’ and carpool to work. 1986 New Yorker 17 Mar. 86/2 Ollar ships with a crew of eight, most of whom carpool to work together in the morning. car-pooler n. ΘΚΠ society > travel > transport > transport or conveyance in a vehicle > shared transport > [noun] > by car > one who uses pool driver1944 car-pooler1973 1973 Sunday Bull. (Philadelphia) 7 Oct. (Parade Suppl.) 12 Car poolers tell us..that when they are not at the wheel.., they come to work relaxed. 1983 Mass Transit Apr. 24/1 The company subsidizes each vanpool rider $25 a month while allowing sliding subsidies for carpoolers. car-pooling n. ΘΚΠ society > travel > transport > transport or conveyance in a vehicle > shared transport > [noun] > by car car pool1942 car-pooling1962 1962 National Rev. (U.S.) 22 May 361/2 You have to proceed to the consideration of the relative values of carpooling with large or small families. 1985 USA Today 18 Oct. a5/2 Gov. Lamm, Mayor Frederico Pena kicked off winter Better Air campaign stressing car-pooling, mass transit. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1989; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.1942
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