From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Related topics: House, Motor vehicles gar‧age1 /ˈɡærɪdʒ, -ɑːʒ $ ɡəˈrɑːʒ/ ●●● S2 noun 1 [ countable] a building for keeping a car in, usually next to or attached to a house → carport I’ll just go and put the car in the garage. a double/single/two-car/one-car garage Their house had a double garage. an automatic garage door 2 [ countable] (also parking garage especially American English) a building in a public place where cars can be parked We parked in an underground garage near the hotel. 3 [ countable] a place where motor vehicles are repaired My car’s at the garage. 4 [ countable] British English a place where you buy petrol SYN petrol station, gas station American English 5 [ uncountable] a type of popular music played on electronic instruments, with a strong fast beat and singing a collection of the latest dance and garage hits COLLOCATIONS verbs put the car in the garage Dad's just putting the car in the garage. get the car out of the garage Wait here while I get the car out of the garage. adjectives a double/two-car garage (=for two cars) The house had a double garage. a single/one-car garage (=for one car) A single garage could boost the price of a house by 8%. a detached garage (=not joined to a house) The house benefits from a large detached garage. an integral garage (=part of a house and not a separate building) The house has huge gardens and an integral garage. a lock-up garage British English (=that you rent to keep a car or goods in) They kept the car in a lock-up garage round the corner. garage + NOUN the garage door She locked the garage door.

a building for keeping a car in, especially one that is connected to or near a house