A business or facility that cleans cars using water, soap, brushes, and sometimes automated machinery.
Compound word from 'car' (from Latin 'carrus') plus 'wash' (from Old English 'wæscan'). The concept emerged in the early 20th century when automobiles became common.
The first automatic car wash opened in 1924 in Detroit, and it was considered such cutting-edge technology that people were amazed their cars could go through it without being damaged—now it's ordinary!
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