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auto

/ˈɔ.toʊ̯/ noun B1
  1. A setting for automatic operation. (uncountable) · Put it on auto.
  2. An automatic gearbox/transmission. (countable, uncountable) · A body-coloured centre pillar signalled the arrival of an electronic four-speed auto, slight suspension revisions and minor trim changes.
  3. A car with an automatic gearbox/transmission. (countable, uncountable) · It wasn't too bad but we did hire an auto (couldn't imagine changing gears with my right hand).

Plural autos

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Think of dressing every day for dinner, of making half a dozen calls in an afternoon—with a policeman at every corner ready to jump into your auto and take you to the station, if you get up any greater speed than a donkey cart’s gait.
Six stories from The Four Million, p. 31 · C1
She sent Louis in the auto to try to find you.
Six stories from The Four Million, p. 32 · C1

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