auto body
See also: autobody
English
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editauto body (plural auto bodies)
- The outer shell of a car (or any similarly sized motor vehicle), as opposed to the chassis.
- The field, business, or occupation of repairing such bodies.
- Synonym: bodywork
- He took an auto body course at the tech school. He works in auto body. He likes this brand of tools because they have an extensive auto body line.
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editouter shell of a car
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edit- “auto body”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.