carpool

B2 Topic:People & Society

US /ˈkɑːpuːl/ See IPA manual

Freq #24928

Meanings

1

noun
An arrangement where several people travel together in one car to save money and reduce traffic.

The neighbours set up a carpool to take their kids to school.
2

verb
To travel together in one car as a shared arrangement.

We carpool to work to save on fuel.

Verb forms

Verb forms are not available for this word yet.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · an arrangement where... lift scheme

Word family

Derived forms carpoolerfampool

Etymology

From car + pool.

Topics

People & Society

External links

markdown