carpool

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/ˈkɑːpuːl/

noun

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

“The neighbors decided on a carpool to get their kids to school, so that they wouldn't each have to drive every day.”

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lift scheme
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Meanings

nouncarpool (plural carpools)

plural carpools

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

    The neighbors decided on a carpool to get their kids to school, so that they wouldn't each have to drive every day.

    Synonyms: lift scheme

  2. The group of people who participate in such a pool.
verbcarpool (third-person singular simple present carpools, present participle carpooling, simple past and past participle carpooled)

present singular third person carpools · participle present carpooling · participle past carpooled · past carpooled

  1. To travel together in such a pool.

Synonyms & antonyms

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

Similar
lift scheme
Also see
catch a ridelift scheme

Origin

From car + pool.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 共乘
  • 共乘 (gòngchéng)arrangement
Czech spolujízda
  • spolujízdaarrangement
Finnish kimppakyyti, mennä kimppakyydillä
  • kimppakyytiarrangement
  • mennä kimppakyydillätravel together
French covoiturage, faire du covoiturage
  • covoituragearrangement
  • faire du covoituragetravel together
German Fahrgemeinschaft, Fahrgemeinschaft
  • Fahrgemeinschaftarrangement
  • Fahrgemeinschaftgroup of people
Hungarian telekocsi
  • telekocsiarrangement
Italian auto di gruppo, viaggio condiviso
  • auto di gruppoarrangement
  • viaggio condivisoarrangement
  • carpoolingarrangement
  • concarreggioarrangement
  • convetturaggioarrangement
  • covetturaggioarrangement
Japanese 相乗り
  • 相乗り (ainori)arrangement
Portuguese carona
  • caronaarrangement
Swedish bilpool, samåka
  • bilpoolarrangement
  • samåkatravel together
Tagalog maghinakay
  • maghinakaytravel together
Yiddish אויטאָ־חבֿרה, פֿאָרן מיט אַן אויטאָ־חבֿרה
  • אויטאָ־חבֿרה (oyto-khevre)arrangement
  • פֿאָרן מיט אַן אויטאָ־חבֿרה (forn mit an oyto-khevre)travel together
  • באַטייליקן זיך אין אַן אויטאָ־חבֿרה (bateylikn zikh in an oyto-khevre)travel together

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

carpool. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carpool

MLA

“carpool.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carpool. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “carpool,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carpool.

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