auto body

See also: autobody

English

Alternative forms

• autobody

Noun

auto body (plural auto bodies)

1. The outer shell of a car (or any similarly sized motor vehicle), as opposed to the chassis.

   Synonyms: car body (countable), bodywork (uncountable)

2. 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.

Related terms

• auto insurance
• automotive
• auto parts

 

Translations

outer shell of a car

• Finnish: kori (fi)
• Polish: nadwozie (pl) n, blacharka (pl) f, karoseria (pl) f
• Swedish: kaross (sv) c, karosseri (sv)

See also

• car-body van

References

• “auto body”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.