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Automobile

Of or relating to any vehicle, usually designed to carry passengers, that operates on ordinary roads and typically has four wheels and a gasoline or diesel internal-combustion engine.

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Bare pavement

Automotive; Automobile

A road which has been scraped clean of snow and ice.

Bare shell

Automotive; Automobile

What remains after the doors, hood and trunk lid have been removed from a car.

Barometric pressure sensor

Automotive; Automobile

A sensor which measures ambient barometric pressure as the vehicle moves between different altitudes, enabling the right fuel mixture to be maintained.

Single barrel carburetor

Automotive; Automobile

A device for mixing the correct quantities of fuel and air (carburetor) with one throttle opening or barrel into the intake manifold.

Double barrel carburetor

Automotive; Automobile

A device for mixing the correct quantities of fuel and air (carburetor) with two throttle openings or barrels into the intake manifold.

Four barrel carburetor

Automotive; Automobile

A device for mixing the correct quantities of fuel and air (carburetor) with four throttle openings or barrels into the intake manifold.

Barrel-type crankcase

Automotive; Automobile

A type of crankcase used in gasoline engines, which needs to be removed from one end.

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