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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun An arrangement whereby several participants or their children travel together in one vehicle, the participants sharing the costs and often taking turns as the driver.
  • noun A group, as of commuters or parents, participating in a carpool.
  • intransitive verb To travel in a carpool.
  • intransitive verb To transport by means of a carpool.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun An arrangement whereby several people travel together in the same car in order to save costs, reduce pollution etc.
  • noun The group of people who participate in such a pool.
  • verb To travel together in such a pool.

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