Definition of Carpool

1. Noun. An arrangement whereby several people travel together in the same car in order to save costs, reduce pollution etc. ¹

2. Noun. The group of people who participate in such a pool. ¹

3. Verb. To travel together in such a pool. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Carpool

1. to take turns driving a group of commuters [v -ED, -ING, -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Carpool

carpoid
carpoids
carpolite
carpolites
carpological
carpologies
carpologist
carpologists
carpology
carpometacarpal
carpometacarpal joint of thumb
carpometacarpal joints
carpometacarpal ligaments
carpometacarpi
carpometacarpus
carpool (current term)
carpooled
carpooler
carpoolers
carpooling
carpools
carpopedal
carpopedal contraction
carpopedal spasm
carpophagous
carpophore
carpophores
carpophylls
carpophyte

Literary usage of Carpool

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Transportation Statistics Annual Report 1998 edited by Wendell Fletcher (1999)
"(Informal carpooling has been going on in the Bay Area since the early 1970s, when the first carpool lanes were set up on Bay Area bridges and highways. ..."

2. German "Smart-Bus" Systems: Potential for Application in Portland, Oregon by Robert W. Behnke (1995)
"Parataxis are a new Intelligent Vehicle Highway System (IVHS)/Advanced Public Transportation Systems (APTS) concept that could surpass conventional carpool ..."

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