car polish

noun

A mild abrasive liquid preparation used to restore a vehicle’s paintwork.

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Meanings

nouncar polish (countable and uncountable, plural car polishes)

plural car polishes

  1. countableuncountableA mild abrasive liquid preparation used to restore a vehicle’s paintwork.

    He patted her hand. 'It's a middle-aged commercial traveller in car-polish on his way to Le Havre. He's probably thinking of his lunch and his mistress in Paris.'

    1953, Ian Fleming, “The Hastening Saloon”, in Casino Royale, London: Pan Books, published 1955, page 159
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APA

car polish. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/car%20polish

MLA

“car polish.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/car%20polish. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “car polish,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/car%20polish.

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