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carpool

car·pool [ kr pl ]


noun  (plural car·pools)
Definition:
 
1. group using own cars in turn: a group of associated people sharing the use of their cars, each in turn driving the others

2. shared driving arrangements: the actual arrangement made by a group of people such as coworkers or parents to share the duty of driving to and from somewhere

3. U.K. business automobiles 
Same as  motor pool




intransitive verb  (past and past participle car·pooled, present participle car·pool·ing, 3rd person present singular car·pools)
Definition:
 
share driving responsibilities with group: to drive or be driven regularly from one place to another as a small group, with each member sharing driving responsibilities

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