Meanings
nounauto show (plural auto shows)
plural auto shows
- automotiveA typically annual or semiannual public event for exhibition of new automobiles and new automobile designs.
They went to the auto show to see the new models for next year.
Synonyms: motor show, car show
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA typically annual or semiannual public event for exhibition of new automobiles and new automobile designs.
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Chinese Mandarin 車展 /车展
- 車展 /车展 (chēzhǎn)event for exhibition of automobiles
Finnish autonäyttely
- autonäyttelyevent for exhibition of automobiles
French salon automobile
- salon automobileevent for exhibition of automobiles
Polish pokaz samochodów
- pokaz samochodówevent for exhibition of automobiles
Ukrainian автосалон
- автосалон (avtosalon)event for exhibition of automobiles
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auto show. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/auto%20show
MLA
“auto show.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/auto%20show. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “auto show,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/auto%20show.
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